US Marines destroying Japanese weapons, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States Marines destroying Japanese artillery guns. Official caption on front: "Jap weapons destroyed in fort at Futtsusaki. U S Navy Photo. 25-17." Chiba, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-11-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Chiba
Latitude:
35.633
Longitude:
140.117
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Arms & armament--Japanese--Japan
Arms & armament--Japanese--Japan