US Marines marching through a war-damaged village, Agana, Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Line of United States Marines marching down a street lined with debris and bombed-out buildings. Official caption on front: "Moving through the shattered buildings of Agana. Marine Corps Photo 7-11." Agana [Hagåtña], Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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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.
Geography:
Hagåtña
Latitude:
13.467
Longitude:
144.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Guam
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Guam
War damage--Guam
Streets--Guam