Watch The Big Picture - 7th Infantry Division

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. Tells the story of how the soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division brought the war to the front door of Japan. Scenes show how the fighting men of the "Hour Glass Division" successfully fought the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Philippine Islands, and Okinawa.

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