37th Infantry Division cruising towards a beach in a landing craft, Bougainville Island, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Soldiers from the 37th Infantry Division inside a landing craft cruising towards a coastline, as viewed from inside the craft. Official caption on front: "37 Div. troops head for Bougainville beach 8 Nov. 1943. US Army Photo 167-1." Bougainville Island, New Guinea. 8 November 1943
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11/08/1943
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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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Bougainville
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Soldiers--American--Bougainville
Landing craft--American--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Landing craft--American--Bougainville
Coastlines--Bougainville
Infantry--American--Bougainville