US Marines crossing the Asakawa River, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Armed United States Marines walking across a temporary bridge over the Asakawa River; the city of Naha is in the background. Official caption on front: "Engineer bridge across Asatokawa [Asakawa River] at Naha City. Marine Corps Photo 19-11." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Naha, 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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Naha
Latitude:
26.167
Longitude:
127.667
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Okinawa
Military uniforms--American--Okinawa
Rivers--Okinawa
Rivers--Okinawa
Bridges