US troops recsuing a wounded pilot from a plane crash in a tree, Burma

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. African American United States Army soldier rescuing a wounded pilot from a plane crash in a tree; the injured pilot is being helped down a ladder with the help of a rope. Official caption on front: "Rescuing soldier injured in plane crash in tree. US Army Photo 175-4." Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. No date

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1944
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.
Geography: 
Myanma
Latitude: 
22.000
Longitude: 
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military air pilots--American--Burma
Aircraft accidents--American--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Medical aspects of war--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma