Advancing US Marines taking cover behind a tank, Saipan, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Advancing United States Marines taking cover from enemy fire behind a tank named "King Kong" on a dirt road. Official caption on front: "Infantry-tank team under Jap fire in advanced position. Marine Corps Photo 2-1." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944

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06/16/1944
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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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Saipan
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Tanks (Military science)--American--Saipan
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Infantry--American--Saipan
Dirt roads--Saipan
Infantry--American--Saipan
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