The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ground next to marching American soldiers, Pacific Theater, 1943-45

Personal or Official U.S. Signal Corps Photo, Gift of Jim Matney, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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The bodies of dead Japanese in the foreground with American soldiers in the background securing a position occupied by damaged coconut palms. Pacific Theater. 1943-45

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Photographs (personal and Signal Corps) from the collection of Navy Corpsman Glen Matney, who served in the PTO in WWII.
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Dead persons
Soldiers--Japanese
Soldiers--American
Palms