US Marine band playing on a pier, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine band playing on a pier; a ship is docked in the background. Official caption on front: "5th Div. band plays Marine's Hymn at Sasebo. Sept. 45. Marine Corps Photo 25-8." Sasebo, Japan. September 1945

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1945-09-
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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: 
Sasebo
Latitude: 
33.167
Longitude: 
129.700
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Military bands--American--Japan
Military uniforms--American--Japan
Military bands--American--Japan
Musical instruments--Japan