Hurling - Marines, assaulting Japanese entrenched in front of them on Saipan, hurl hand grenades at the enemy. One Leatherneck has just sent his missile on its way (upper center of the picture) and another draw back his arm for the throw.
Photograph
Hurling - Marines, assaulting Japanese entrenched in front of them on Saipan, hurl hand grenades at the enemy. One Leatherneck has just sent his missile on its way (upper center of the picture) and another draw back his arm for the throw.
July 1944
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 23.9 cm.
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
1974.0025.0407
Inscriptions verso-(printed caption) "Hurling - Marines, assaulting Japanese
entrenched in front of them on Saipan, hurl hand grenades at the
enemy. One Leatherneck has just sent his missile on its way (upper
center of the picture) and another draws back his arm for the throw."
"Hdqtrs. No. 83,366." "Dist List Stock" "Watch Your Credit Line"
"Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Corporal Angus Robertson"
recto-(in image) "USMC" (logo)
entrenched in front of them on Saipan, hurl hand grenades at the
enemy. One Leatherneck has just sent his missile on its way (upper
center of the picture) and another draws back his arm for the throw."
"Hdqtrs. No. 83,366." "Dist List Stock" "Watch Your Credit Line"
"Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Corporal Angus Robertson"
recto-(in image) "USMC" (logo)
