US Army soldiers firing 155 mm Long Tom field artillery gun, Carigara
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers standing with their hands over their ears and their backs to a 155 mm Long Tom field artillery gun. Official caption on front: "155mm Long Tom blasts Jap moving to the Carigara Front. US Army Photo 150-13." Carigara, Leyte, 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.
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Carigara
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11.267
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124.700
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Artillery (Troops)--American--Philippines