Japanese military officer helping US Marines locate land mines on a map, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese military officer marking a where land mies are located on a map as United States Marines take notes. Official caption on front: "Jap officer guides Marines through mine fields. Marine Corps Photo 25-13." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Japan. 1945

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1945-02-
1945-11-
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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: 
Nihon
Latitude: 
36.000
Longitude: 
138.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Military officers--Japanese--Japan
Mine warfare--Japan