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LC-Lot-803-2: Allied Invasion of Kiska, August 15-24, 1943

LC-Lot-803-2: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Allied Invasion of Kiska, August 15-24, August 1943. Kiska Landing, August 15, 1943. Japanese Machine Gun Gets A Try-Out. Squinting down the sights of a Japanese machine gun found in a trench on Kiska Island is this member of the joint American-Canadian landing force. Beside him lies a discarded Japanese pack, coat, and helmet. U.S. Navy photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
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Caption: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Allied Invasion of Kiska, August 15-24, August 1943. Kiska Landing, August 15, 1943. Japanese Machine Gun Gets A Try-Out. Squinting down the sights of a Japanese machine gun found in a trench on Kiska Island is this member of the joint American-Canadian landing force. Beside him lies a discarded Japanese pack, coat, and helmet. U.S. Navy photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
Accession #: LC-Lot-803-2
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