Funeral service at the 7th Infantry Division cemetery, Leyte, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers kneeling during a funeral service at the 7th Infantry Division cemetery. Official caption on front: "Services at 7th Division cemetery on Leyte, 2 Nov. 1944. US Army Photo 150-18." Leyte, Philippines. 2 November 1944

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11/02/1944
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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.
Geography: 
Leyte
Latitude: 
10.833
Longitude: 
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of--American--Philippines
Military funeral--American--Philippines
Cemeteries--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Philippines