152nd Infantry Regiment shooting 57mm Gun M1 at Japanese forces, Marikina, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 152nd Infantry Regiment firing a 57mm Gun M1 toward Japanese forces; ammunition shells are piled in the foreground. Official caption on front: "152nd Reg. 57mm gun crew shell Jap position in Marakina [sic]. US Army Photo 173-12." Marikina, 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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Marikina
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14.633
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121.083
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Howitzers--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Shells (Ammunition)--Philippines
Infantry--American--Philippines