US Marines salute as the American flag is raised on an island in the 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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US Marines salute as the American flag is raised. There is a war damaged structure in the background. 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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Marines (Military personnel)
Flags--American
Flag salutes