Tank destroyer blasting a German machine gun, Rome, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army tank destroyer shooting at German machine gun nest on a city street. Official caption on front: "Tank destroyer blasts German machine gun from Rome street, 6-4-44. US Army Photo 177-17." Rome, Italy. 4 June 1944
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06/04/1944
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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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Roma
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41.900
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12.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Armored vehicles--American--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Shooting--Italy
Streets--Italy