CCKW cargo truck towing a Howitzer at the Ledo-Burma junction, Möng Yu
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army 2-½ ton CCKW cargo truck towing a Howitzer at the junction of Ledo Road [Stilwell Road] and Burma Road; road sign in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Howitzer passes junction of Ledo and Burma Roads at Mong Yu. US Army Photo 158-11." Möng Yu, Burma [modern-day Möng Yu, Myanmar]. 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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Shan
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22.000
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98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Burma
Howitzers--Burma
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)--Burma
Burma Road (China and Burma)--Burma
Signs (Notices)--Burma