Australian troops debarking from an American LSTs, Lae, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Australian troops debarking from two American LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank); USS LST-456 is in the background. Official caption on front: "East of Lae, Australian troops in New Guinea. US Navy Photo 108-3." Lae, New Guinea. 1943
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1943-04-
1943-09-
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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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Lae
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-6.750
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147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious operations--New Guinea
Landing craft--American--New Guinea
Soldiers--Australian--New Guinea
Soldiers--Australian--New Guinea