American soldiers wading towards a beach, Leyte Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American soldiers exiting USS LSM-311 and wading towards a beach; a section of palm trees lining the beach are on fire. Official caption on front: "Leyte beach head. US Navy Photo 113-8." Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944
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1944-10-
1944-12-
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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.
Geography:
Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
Longitude:
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Amphibious operations--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Beaches--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines