Coast Guard-manned LSTs unloading cargo, New Britain
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Six American LSTs [Landing Ship, Tank] unloading cargo onto a beach. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard-manned LST's unload cargo at New Britain. Coast Guard Photo 207-3." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. New Britain, New Guinea. No date
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1943-12-
1945-08-
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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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New Britain
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Equipment & supplies--New Britain
Landing craft--American--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Beaches--New Britain
Equipment & supplies--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea