US servicemen unloading equipment, New Britain
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States serviceman driving a jeep off a landing craft; other landing craft are in the middleground. Official caption on front: "Unloading equipment on New Britain beach. Coast Guard Photo 207-4." New Britain, New Guinea. No date
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1943-12-
1945-08-
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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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New Britain
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Amphibious operations--New Britain
Landing craft--American--New Britain
Soldiers--American--New Britain
Jeep automobiles--American--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea