Wounded US soldier being evacuated by aerial tram, Mindanao Island
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Wounded United States Army soldier on a stretcher being evacuated over a jungle ravine by aerial tram. Official caption on front: "Evacuating wounded across deep ravine by tram in Mindanao. US Army Photo 174-19." Mindanao Island, Philippines. 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:
Mindanao
Latitude:
6.500
Longitude:
125.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Aerial tramways--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines