US combat engineers transporting a tank destroyer, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States combat engineers using a tractor to move a tank destroyer through thick mud. Official caption on front: "Moving bogged down tank destroyer on Okinawa. Marine Corps Photo 19-9." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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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Okinawa-jima
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Marines (Military personnel)--Okinawa
Tractors--American--Okinawa
Armored vehicles--American--Okinawa
Tanks (Military science)--American--Okinawa
Armored vehicles--American--New Britain
Tanks (Military science)--American--New Britain