US Marines stringing telephone lines on palm trees, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Marines stringing telephone lines on palm trees; tanks and other Marines are in the background. Official caption on front: "Stringing telephone lines on Amur Island, Kwajalein. Marine Corps Photo 23-4." Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. 1944
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1944-02-
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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
Telecommunication lines--Kwajalein
Palms--Kwajalein
Telecommunication lines--Kwajalein
Beaches--Kwajalein