US Army soldiers firing a M114 155 mm Howitzer, El Guettar
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers firing a M114 155 mm Howitzer under camouflage netting. Official caption on front: "155mm Howitzer shells Nazi positions at El Guettar. US Army Photo 152-19." El Guettar, Tunisia. No date
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1942
1943
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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:
Gafsa, Gouvernorat de
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33.583
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7.917
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Tunisia
Howitzers--Tunisia
Camouflage (Military science)--American--Tunisia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Tunisia
Camouflage (Military science)--Tunisia
Howitzers--Tunisia