Surrendering Okinawaese soldiers wading towards a US boat, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Surrendering Japanese soldiers wading towards an American boat while carrying their clothes over their heads. Official caption on front: "Surrendering Japs wade out to U. S. Picket Boat. Marine Corps Photo 16-19." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Surrenders--Japanese--Okinawa
Soldiers--Japanese--Okinawa
Campaigns & battles--Okinawa
Wading--Okinawa
Barbed wire--Okinawa