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    ‘…Manila Would Do’: Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila [Image 2 of 5]

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    ‘…Manila Would Do’: Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila

    MANILA, PHILIPPINES

    02.23.1945

    Courtesy Photo

    Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

    Company F, 145th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division Soldiers move past the General Post Office building on their way to assault the walled city of Intramuros Feb. 23, 1945, in Manila, Philippines. First Lt. Bernard Patterson, a platoon leader in Company F, later wrote that Sgt. Prewora had had his name drawn in a rotation lottery, four days before the company attacked. “At 0830, a smoke shell signaled the end of the artillery bombardment and F Company made its attack. The two platoons left the Post Office on a dead run to cross the open intervening 300 yards to the Quezon gate and the wall. The first man over the wall was Sergeant Prewora. It made no difference that he was rotating.” (Photo from Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections)

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    Date Taken: 02.23.1945
    Date Posted: 03.04.2020 07:54
    Photo ID: 6124369
    VIRIN: 450223-O-A3541-358
    Resolution: 3736x2996
    Size: 4.08 MB
    Location: MANILA, PH

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