Kachin soldiers walking away from a burning village, Burma
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Kachin soldiers walking away from a village they had set on fire. Official caption on front: "Kachin patrol burns village harboring Jap police and spies. US Army Photo 175-12." 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
Villages--Burma
Indigenous men--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Indigenous peoples--Men--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma