US Marines pushing a jeep through water, New Britain, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines pushing a jeep through knee-deep water. Official caption on front: "Cape Gloucester USMC Photo No. 19." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. 25 December 1943

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12/25/1943
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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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Gloucester, Cape
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Jeep automobiles--American--New Britain
Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain
Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain