US tanks advancing through a field, Guam, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American tanks driving through an open field while Marines man a 37mm anti-tank gun in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Tanks push past 37mm gun crew in final drive. Marine Corps Photo 7-16." 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
Tanks (Military science)--American--Guam
Meadows--Guam