US Army soldiers using TNT to blast a Japanese pillbox in the Cabaruan Hills, Philippines, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers using TNT to destroy a Japanese fortification. Official caption on front: "Blasting Jap pillbox in Cabaruan Hills with TNT. US Army Photo 173-17." Philippines. 1945
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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:
Pangasinan
Latitude:
15.917
Longitude:
120.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
TNT (Chemical)--Philippines
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Philippines