US soldiers firing a M114 155 mm howitzer at Japanese forces, Urdaneta, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers firing a M114 155 mm howitzer at Japanese forces. Official caption on front: "155mm howitzer blasts Japs in Urdaneta, only 1000 yards away. US Army Photo 173-14." Urdaneta, 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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Urdaneta
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15.983
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120.567
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Howitzers--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Shooting--Philippines