Aerial view of LST-214 underway, Atlantic Ocean, 1943
Gift of Lucille M. Farella
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Photograph, aerial. USS LST-214 underway. Official stamp on reverse: "LST 214 / Picture taken at sea on Aug. 16, 1943 / 'Official Photograph U.S. Navy' / LST 214 Built by: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company / Shipbuilding Division / Seneca, Illinois / Launching Date: June 22, 1943 / Sponsored by: Mrs. Mabel Glenn." Atlantic Ocean. 16 August 1943
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08/16/1943
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Collection consists of four official United States Navy and Coast Guard photographs of LSTs [Landing ship, tanks]. The bulk of the photographs depict United States Marines debarking from the LSTs in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Geography:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
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-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American