US Army soldiers on Bloody Hill, Bougainville Island

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers walking around a war-damaged hill; two soldiers are digging a hole. Official caption on front: "'Bloody Hill' where 570 Japs died in a 20-day battle. US Army Photo 167-8." Bougainville Island, New Guinea. No date

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1943-11-
1945-08-
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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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Bougainville
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Battlefields--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea