43rd Infantry Division rushing a Japanese pillbox, Munda, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 43rd Infantry Division rushing towards a burning Japanese pillbox in a jungle. Official caption on front: "43rd Div. troops rush smoking Jap pillbox on Munda beach. US Army Photo 165-13." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. 1943
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1943-06-
1943-10-
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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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New Georgia
Latitude:
-8.250
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157.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--New Georgia Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Jungle warfare--New Georgia Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
Tropical forests--New Georgia Islands
Infantry--American--New Georgia Islands