US Marines advancing through Tanapag, Saipan, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Five United States Marines with a Browning machine gun providing cover for advancing troops; fires and smoke visible in distance. Official caption on front: "Machine gun covers advance into Tanapag, Saipan. Marine Corps Photo 2-17." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944

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06/16/1944
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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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Saipan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Machine guns--American--Saipan
Machine guns--American--Saipan
Helmets--American--Saipan