War-damaged barracks and parade ground, Corregidor Island, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. War-damaged barracks and parade ground covered with abandoned American parachutes. Official caption on front: "Blasted barracks and parade ground where paratroops landed. US Army Photo 159-11." Corregidor Island, Philippines. February 1945
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1945-02-
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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.
Geography:
Corregidor Island
Latitude:
14.383
Longitude:
120.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Barracks--American--Philippines
Paratroopers--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines