Kachin soldiers waiting to advance through a jungle, Burma

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Kachin soldiers standing in a jungle clearing as they wait for orders to advance. Official caption on front: "Kachins ready to move up to jungle fighting at Tonnges [sic]. US Army Photo 175-7." Burma [modern-day 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: 
Soldiers--Kachin--Burma
Indigenous men--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma