US servicemen on beach, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American servicemen walking on a road by a beach; other servicemen are moving military vehicles on the beach in the middleground; a landing craft and smaller transportation boats are in the background. Official caption on front: "Okinawa's beaches. U S Navy Photo. 108-19." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Okinawa
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Campaigns & battles--Okinawa
Amphibious operations--Okinawa
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Military uniforms--American--Okinawa