US Marines walking ashore, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines wading ashore from a landing craft. Official caption on front: "Marines of the 4th Regiment, 6th Div. hit their final beach in drive across the Pacific at Tokyo, Japan. 30 August 1945. U S Navy Photo. 25-15." Tokyo, Japan. 30 August 1945
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08/30/1945
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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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Uraga
Latitude:
35.250
Longitude:
139.700
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Landing craft--American--Japan
Amphibious operations--Japan
Military uniforms--American--Japan
Landing craft--American--Japan
Cameras--Japan