US Army soldiers firing a 37 mm Gun M3 at Japanese forces, Manila
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers firing a 37 mm Gun M3 towards Japanese forces in a church tower at the end of a city street. Official caption on front: "37mm gun fires at Jap position in church tower. US Army Photo 162-18." Manila, Philippines. No date
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1944
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.
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Manila
Latitude:
14.617
Longitude:
120.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Streets--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines