US Marines wading through water towards a beach, Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Line of United States Marines wading in knee-deep water past a wrecked Japanese airplane; an American is parked at the shoreline. Official caption on front: "Tank covers Marine coming in past wrecked Jap plane. Marine Corps Photo 7-17." Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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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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Guam Island
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Guam
Tanks (Military science)--American--Guam
Airplanes--Japanese--Guam
Airplanes--Japanese--Guam
Marching--Guam
Beaches--Guam