An American LVT in the waters off of Bougainville in November 1943
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Gift of Mary Noble, from The collection of the National WWII Museum
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"File No: W-B-LO-5-54390. Released: November 29, 1943. Attack on Bougainville-- Racing for the shore is a cloud of spray, an 'alligator' LVT (landing vehicle-tracked), plays its role in the attack on Bougainville. November 1, 1943. - Official U.S. Navy Photograph." November 1943
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Official U.S. Navy Photographs collected by navy veteran John R. Noble, who served in the Pacific on the USS Castor and the USS Fletcher during World War II.
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Bougainville
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Amphibious vehicles--American--Bougainville