US Marines leaping from a LVT onto Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Armed United States Marines leaping from a LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) onto a beach; Marines are lying in prone position on the beach. Official caption on front: "Amphibian lands Marines on Namur Island, Kwajalein. Marine Corps Photo 21-16." Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. February 1944
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1944-02-
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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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Kwajalein
Latitude:
9.250
Longitude:
167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Kwajalein
Landing craft--American--Kwajalein
Amphibious vehicles--American--Kwajalein
Campaigns & battles--Kwajalein
Beaches--Kwajalein
Marines (Military personnel)--Kwajalein
--Kwajalein