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NH 104259 Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC

Photo #: NH 104259 Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC
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Description: Holding a M1 Carbine, makes a tour of men an installations on Saipan airport before leading the assault on Gaum. He is pointing out an item of interest to the other officers in the jeep. Photo was released for publication on 29 August 1944. Note spade and axe mounted on the jeep side, below the driver's seat. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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