132nd Infantry Regiment taking cover on a beach, Cebu Island, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States army soldiers from the 132nd Infantry Regiment lying on a beach while under Japanese fire; amphibious landing craft [LVTs] are in the background. Official caption on front: "132nd Infantry troops under Jap fire on Cebu beach. US Army Photo 174-3." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Cebu Island, Philippines. 1945
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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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Cebu
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Amphibious operations--Philippines
Beaches--Philippines
Infantry--American--Philippines