US Marines setting up communication, Saipan, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines setting up communication lines in a war-damaged village. Official caption on front: "Communications set up in Garapan, Saipan. Marine Corps Photo 23-7." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 1944

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1944-06-
1944-07-
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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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Saipan
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Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Telecommunication lines--Saipan
Communication devices--Saipan
Telecommunication lines--Saipan
Communication devices--Saipan