US Marines moving a 155mm gun into a beach
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines using tractors to move a 155 mm field gun from a landing craft to a beach. Official caption on front: "Bringing in a 155 MM gun. Marine Corps Photo 19-1." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Location unknown. No date
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1942
1945
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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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Pacific Islands
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Marines (Military personnel)--Pacific Islands
Landing craft--American--Pacific Islands
Tractors--American--Pacific Islands
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Pacific Islands
Tractors--American
Artillery (Weaponry)--American