US Coast Guard towing a wrecked landing craft, Saipan, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Coast Guard boat towing a wrecked landing craft from a reef, as viewed from inside the USCG boat. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard tows wrecked landing craft from Saipan reef. Coast Guard Photo 222-14." Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1944

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1944-06-
1944-07-
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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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Saipan
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Landing craft--American--Saipan
Reefs--Saipan
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands