US soldier firing a flamethrower at Japanese forces, Kin, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldier firing a flamethrower into a vegetated area as another soldier covers him from the rear. Official caption on front: "Flame thrower team blasts Japposition in Kin, Okinawa. US Army Photo 163-4." Kin, Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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:
Kin
Latitude:
26.450
Longitude:
127.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Flamethrowers--American--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island