US Marines firing an anti-tank gun, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines firing a M3 37mm anti-tank gun; another Marine is carrying a Browning machine gun on a tripod. Official caption on front: "37mm gun crew work on Jap strong-point. Marine Corps Photo 2-4." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944
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06/16/1944
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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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Saipan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Saipan
Machine guns--American--Saipan
Infantry--American--Saipan
Machine guns--American--Saipan