US Marines standing by a pile of corpses, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two groups of United States Marines standing on either side of a pile of corpses; landing craft are in the background. Official caption on front: "Kwajalein U.S.M.C. Photo No. K-7." Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. 31 January 1944

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01/31/1944
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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.
Geography: 
Kwajalein
Latitude: 
9.250
Longitude: 
167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Kwajalein
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--Kwajalein
Soldiers--Japanese--Kwajalein
Landing craft--American--Kwajalein
Beaches--Kwajalein
Landing craft--American--Kwajalein
Amphibious operations--Kwajalein