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A US Army soldier rests in Barrio Sulok during a lull in the fighting, 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. |
Original Caption: Private James Harper of Hanford California, a member of Company G, 187th Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, Sulac, Batangas, Luzon, P.I. (for Philippine Islands), rests beside a dud para-bomb, during the lull in the fighting.
Note to the reader: “Sulac” is Barrio Sulok at the border between the Lipa City and Santo Tomas, known in the present day as Barrio Santa Cruz of Santo Tomas.
Source: United States National Archives. The picture was colorized courtesy of Algorithmia.
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