Wounded US Marines being hoisted onto a ship off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Wounded United States Marines being hoisted aboard a ship. Official caption on front: "Bringing wounded Marine aboard ship. Coast Guard Photo 215-10." Iwo Jima, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-03-
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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:
Iō-jima
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24.783
Longitude:
141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--American--Iwo Jima
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan