New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. William O'Brien, commander of the 1st Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, leads his unit in the relief of another outfit during the battle of Saipan, June 18, 1944. O'Brien would receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership and actions during the largest Japanese suicide Banzai charge of the Pacific Theater July 6-7, 1944. Photo courtesy of the New York State Military History Museum.
Date Taken: | 06.18.1944 |
Date Posted: | 07.08.2019 11:52 |
Photo ID: | 5560871 |
VIRIN: | 440619-Z-A3538-0001 |
Resolution: | 6089x4813 |
Size: | 1.35 MB |
Location: | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, US |
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