US soldier and Filipino civilian hiding from Japanese fire, Bamban, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers and a Filipino man hiding from Japanese fire behind row of bushes. Official caption on front: "Yanks and Filipinos pinned down by Japfire at Bamban. US Army Photo 173-2." Bamban, Philippines. 1945
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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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Bamban
Latitude:
15.367
Longitude:
120.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Indigenous men--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Hiding--Philippines