Portrait of one of the about 300 female conscripts from Guangdong Province, China, 1938; these young women underwent 3 months of military training as the Japanese advanced toward GuangdongBattleship Kongo off Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, 21 Oct 1938; seen from destroyer USS PillsburyKirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 1 of 3; note battleship Ise in backgroundKirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 2 of 3
Portrait of one of the about 300 female conscripts from Guangdong Province, China, 1938; these young women underwent 3 months of military training as the Japanese advanced toward GuangdongBattleship Kongo off Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, 21 Oct 1938; seen from destroyer USS PillsburyKirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 1 of 3; note battleship Ise in backgroundKirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 2 of 3
Kirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 3 of 3Japanese soldier at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 22 Oct 1938Japanese troops at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938Japanese troops at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938
Kirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 3 of 3Japanese soldier at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 22 Oct 1938Japanese troops at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938Japanese troops at Haizhu Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938
Japanese troops in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938; note Haizhu Bridge in backgroundTroops of Japanese 5th Division aboard a landing craft off Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 1938Japanese troops fighting in China, Guangdong, China, late 1938
Japanese troops in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, circa late 1938; note Haizhu Bridge in backgroundTroops of Japanese 5th Division aboard a landing craft off Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 1938Japanese troops fighting in China, Guangdong, China, late 1938
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