US Marines using charges to flush Japanese troops out, Saipan, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Small group of United States Marines using explosive charges to flush Japanese troops out from a vegetation. Official caption on front: "Flushing Japs with demolition charges. Marine Corps Photo 1-12." 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
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Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Soldiers--American--Saipan
Explosives--Saipan
Smoke--Saipan