MARS Task Force firing a mortar at Japanese positions near Lashio, Burma
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers in the MARS Task Force [5332d Brigade (Provisional)] firing a mortar at Japanese forces. Official caption on front: "MARS Task Force mortar crew blasts Japs near Lashio. US Army Photo 175-14." Lashio, Burma [modern-day Lashio, 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.
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Lashio
Latitude:
22.967
Longitude:
97.800
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Burma
Mortars (Ordnance)--American--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Shooting--Burma