Convoy of US Army trucks driving around a curve on Ledo-Burma Road, Burma
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Convoy of United States Army trucks driving around a curve in mountainous area on either the Ledo Road [Stilwell Road] or Burma Road . Official caption on front: "Sharp turns in mountains between Bhamo and Nankham. US Army Photo 158-12." Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. No date
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1944
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.
Geography:
Myanma
Latitude:
22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Burma
Convoys--American--Burma
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)--Burma
Burma Road (China and Burma)--Burma
Mountain roads--Burma
Roads--Burma