First US convoy on Ledo Road
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Convoy of United States military trucks driving down Ledo Road [Stilwell Road] or Burma Road into the valley below. Official caption on front: "First convoy over the Ledo-Burma Road above Mitu Valley. US Army Photo 158-5." Presumably Burma [Myanmar]. No date
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1944
1945
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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:
Myanma
Latitude:
22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Burma
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)--Burma
Convoys--American--Burma
Valleys
Convoys--American