US Army soldiers advancing inland, Marshall Islands, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers standing in a war-damaged jungle; large columns of smoke are rising in the background. Official caption on front: "Leaving blazing Jap installations the troops push ahead. US Army Photo 166-6." Marshall Islands. 1944

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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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Marshall Islands
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11.000
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168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Smoke--Marshall Islands