| 4 United States Marines carrying the covered body of a dead Marine on a stretcher. United States Marine Corps Corporal William Hoover (November 10, 1923 – July 9, 2006), 2nd Armored Amphibious Tank Battalion attached to the 2nd Marine Division, says these 4 men were with his unit and their LVT armtrac was destroyed, so they were detailed to burial duty. Note that several of the men wear rubber gloves to handle corpses in the tropical heat. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2249.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 3526 x 2556 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Army Signal Corps |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 16, 1944 |
| Location | |
| City | |
| State or Province | Saipan |
| Country | Marianas |
| Archive | National World War II Museum |
| Record Number | 2013.495.015 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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