Combat on Pelelieu Island in the South Pacific during World War II
Description
Soldiers man a howitzer during combat. Photo caption reads: Combat photo, WW II, on Pelelieu Island in South Pacific. Howard (Tot) Sowre is standing near the wheel of the 75 mm Pack howitzer and is wearing a soft cap. Picture appeared in Life Magazine.
Genre (Short List)
photographs
Type
Image
Date Original
1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945
Date (Unknown or Estimated)
circa 1939-1945
Subject (LCSH)
Bonner (Mont.) -- Photographs; Montana -- History; Men -- Montana -- Photographs; United States -- Marine Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Howitzers;
Subject (TGM)
Group portraits; Military personnel -- American -- Montana; Soldiers -- American;
Original photoboards scanned using a Colortrac Ltd. 5480e wide format scanner at 600 ppi. Images cropped to individual master TIFFs. Derivative images created using Photoshop CS2.
Date Digitized
2007-07
Provenance
Image collection provided by Jack L. Demmons
Source
Photoboard #196
Local Identifier
demmons_196_e_d.jpg
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Jack L. Demmons' Photographs of Bonner, Montana
