Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Brigadier General Graves Erskine, and other US Marine officers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944Holland M. Smith, Harry Schmidt, and Graves B. Erskine, Saipan, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1944Lieutenant General Holland Smith congratulating Major General Graves B. Erskine, Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945Graves Erskine with girl scout Shirley Barton, 1945
Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Brigadier General Graves Erskine, and other US Marine officers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944Holland M. Smith, Harry Schmidt, and Graves B. Erskine, Saipan, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1944Lieutenant General Holland Smith congratulating Major General Graves B. Erskine, Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945Graves Erskine with girl scout Shirley Barton, 1945
Portrait of Graves Erskine, date unknownActor Forrest Tucker, actor John Wayne, director Allan Dwan, Major General Graves Erskine, and others during the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 1 Jan 1949Actor John Wayne and Major General Graves Erskine during the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 1 Jan 1949A flag previously raised on Iwo Jima, Japan was presented to Major General Graves Erskine for use in the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 14 Jul 1949
Portrait of Graves Erskine, date unknownActor Forrest Tucker, actor John Wayne, director Allan Dwan, Major General Graves Erskine, and others during the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 1 Jan 1949Actor John Wayne and Major General Graves Erskine during the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 1 Jan 1949A flag previously raised on Iwo Jima, Japan was presented to Major General Graves Erskine for use in the filming of the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, 14 Jul 1949
Actor John Wayne, Major General Graves Erskine, and others at the premier of the film Sands of Iwo Jima, 14 Dec 1949Lewis Puller and Graves Erskine, Jan 1951
Actor John Wayne, Major General Graves Erskine, and others at the premier of the film Sands of Iwo Jima, 14 Dec 1949Lewis Puller and Graves Erskine, Jan 1951
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