Large quantities of supplies on a beach, Enewetak Atoll, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large piles of supplies on a beach; a line of United States Marines are unloading a landing craft in the background. Official caption on front: "Supplies on Eniwetok Atoll beach. Marine Corps Photo 9-5." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 18 February 1944

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02/18/1944
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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.
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Enewetak
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11.583
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162.333
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Equipment & supplies--Enewetak
Landing craft--American--Enewetak
Beaches--Enewetak
Landing craft--American--Enewetak
Campaigns & battles--Enewetak