US Marine flamethrower and rifle squad attacking a Japanese position on Okinawa, Japan, 11 May 1945

Caption     US Marine flamethrower and rifle squad attacking a Japanese position on Okinawa, Japan, 11 May 1945 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
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Photo Size 2,809 x 2,304 pixels
Photos on Same Day 11 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Okinawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Nick T says:
23 May 2015 05:01:56 PM

The tank is an M4A3R3 Sherman "Zippo" flame tank belonging to the Army's 713th Tank Battalion, Armored Flamethrower Provisional. The 713th was the only armored flamethrower unit in the entire U.S. Army and fought exclusively on Okinawa.

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