Coast Guard-manned LST underway towards the Philippines
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Military vehicles, equipment, and supplies on the deck of an LST [Landing Ship, Tank] in open water. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard manned LST on the way to the Philippines. Coast Guard Photo 201-17." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1944
1945
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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.
Geography:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Equipment & supplies--Philippines
Vehicles, military--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines