US Marine and Japanese soldier killed during a knife fight
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Dead United States Marine and Japanese soldier lying on ground after a knife duel. Official caption on front: "Knife duel to the death -- Marine and Jap lie where they fell. Coast Guard Photo 200-1." Location unknown. No date
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1942
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.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Pacific Islands
Soldiers--Japanese--Pacific Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--Pacific Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area