US Marines walking down muddy road, New Britain, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Three United States Marines walking down muddy road in next to a jungle; two other Marines are standing on the side of the road. Official caption on front: "Cape Gloucester USMC Photo No. 4." 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
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Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain
Dirt roads--New Britain
Military uniforms--American--New Britain
Mud--New Britain
Dirt roads--New Britain