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Marines wait at entrance to cave in which Japanese soldiers are hiding Marine Corps. photo

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Marines wait at entrance to cave in which Japanese soldiers are hiding Marine Corps. photo

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Caption on verso: Trapped--rifle sights lined on the entrance to an Okinawan cave, Marines await the results of an explosive charge to pick off any Japs who attempt to escape. These bitterly contested cave positions formed the Japanese "Little Siegfried Line", defending the capital city of Naha.
Marine Corps photo.

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01/01/1945
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japan
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