11-207 Garand Picture of the Day - Okinawa

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1 April 1945, L-Day on Okinawa. An infantry Marine moves across the beach under cover of an LVT(A)-4 amphibian tank. Still image from USMC motion picture film

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American soldiers of the 7th Infantry Div. take cover in a ditch atop position known as Rocky Crags during battle to take Okinawa from firmly entrenched Japanese defenders.
Location: Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands
Date taken: April 19, 1945
Photographer: W. Eugene Smith