US Marines marching past the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers, Enewetak Atoll, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Several groups of United States Marines marching past the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lying together on the ground. Official caption on front: "Marines move past many bodies of dead Jap defenders. Marine Corps Photo 9-7." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 18 February 1944

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02/18/1944
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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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Enewetak
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11.583
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162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Enewetak
Soldiers--Japanese--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--Enewetak
Dead persons--Enewetak
Marching--Enewetak
Soldiers--Japanese--Enewetak