US Marines gathering on Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Small groups of United States Marines gathering on a beach; a lone Marine is standing by an American flag in the foreground; landing craft and warships are in the background. Official caption on front: "Stars and Stripes raised on Okinawa. US Navy Photo 126-6." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa-ken
Beaches
Flags--American
Flags--American
Marines (Military personnel)