US demolition crews preparing beaches for amphibious landings, Tinian, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy demolition crews using explosives to prepare a beach for amphibious landings. Official caption on front: "Demolition crews prepare Tinian beach for landing. US Navy Photo 130-15." Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. July 1944

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1944-07-
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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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Tinian
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World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Tinian
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands
Preparedness--Tinian