Cargo ship surrounded by landing crafts at Tarakan Island, near Borneo, May 1945
Gift in memory of Vernon W. Layton
Description:
Photograph. Cargo ship surrounded by landing crafts. Note the battleships firing toward the coast in the background and the smoke coming out of their guns. Official Caption: "Supplied by Military History Section (S.D.9) Photo No. 90878." Personal Caption: "Owner Vernon W. Layton." Tarakan Island, near Borneo. May 1945
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1945-05-
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Items from the service of Vernon W. Layton, who was born in Millsboro, Delaware on 30 June 1918. Layton enlisted in the US Army on 27 January 1941 and was assigned to the 593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. After training in Florida and California, Layton was shipped to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed on Papua New Guinea and Borneo. Collection consists of 99 photographs. Many are official photographs from the Military History Section (S.D.9) and show Australian and American troops on Borneo in 1945.
Geography:
Borneo
Latitude:
0.583
Longitude:
114.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cargo ships
Landing craft
Warships
Smoke--Borneo
Bombardment--Borneo