American LVT driving through mud, Bougainville Island, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LVT [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] driving over a muddy road in a jungle as soldiers look on; a jeep is in the background. Official caption on front: "Amtrac ploughs way along muddy jungle road, 8 Nov. 1943. US Army Photo 167-7." Bougainville Island, New Guinea. 8 November 1943
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11/08/1943
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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.
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Bougainville
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious vehicles--American--Bougainville
Jungles--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Tropical forests--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea