Dead Japanese soldiers lying on a beach, Iwo Jima, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lying in crater on a beach; landing craft are in the water in the background. Official caption on front: "Dead Japs lie where they fell defending beach. Coast Guard Photo 215-[11]." Iwo Jima, Japan. 1945

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1945-02-
1945-03-
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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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Iō-jima
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24.783
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141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--Japanese--Iwo Jima
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--Japan
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan