Japanese police officer leaving his station, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. Uniformed Japanese police officer walking past two lines of armed United States Marines as he leaves his station. Official caption on front: "Jap police officer leaving his station at Uraga. Marine Corps Photo 25-14." Japan. 1945

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Date: 
1945-02-
1945-11-
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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: 
Uraga
Latitude: 
35.250
Longitude: 
139.700
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Police--Japanese--Japan
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
--Japan
Military uniforms--American--Japan
Uniforms--Japan