US Army soldiers destroying a Japanese pillbox, Marshall Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers encircling and destroying a Japanese pillbox; ammunition and debris are in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Troops encircling and destroying Jap pillbox. US Army Photo 166-16." Marshall Islands. 1944
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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.
Geography:
Marshall Islands
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11.000
Longitude:
168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Marshall Islands
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Smoke--Marshall Islands