US Army soldiers advancing towards Japanese forces, Carabao Island, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers looking at a ridge while crouching on a war-damaged hill. Official caption on front: "Working on Jap positions on ridge of Carabao Is., 4-16-45. US Army Photo 173-8." Carabao Island, Philippines. 16 April 1945

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04/16/1945
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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.
Geography: 
Carabao Island
Latitude: 
12.083
Longitude: 
121.950
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Islands--Phillipines