US LSTs unloading vehicles, Tarakan Island, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two American LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) unloading trucks, jeeps, and other vehicles onto a beach. Official caption on front: "Tarakan Island, Borneo, 1 May, 45. US Navy Photo 108-1." Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1 May 1945

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Date: 
05/01/1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Tarakan
Latitude: 
3.333
Longitude: 
117.633
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Borneo
Vehicles, military--American--Borneo
Landing craft--American--Borneo
Military vehicles--American--Borneo
Beaches--Borneo