Construction of sand bridge during amphibious training exercises at San Luis Obispo, California on15 March 1944.
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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Construction of sand bridge by bulldozers to meet pontoon bridge; during amphibious training exercises. "3-15-44. Barry. A bulldozer pulls a section of pontoon bridge toward shore during construction of causeway used in loading an LST craft during embarkation problem. Personnel are of 321st Inf Regt 81st Div, Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. The operations shown were at Avila Calif. 168-L-44-888." Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry. Morro Bay / Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 15 March 1944
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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Avila Beach
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35.167
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-120.717
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Military training--California
Bulldozers--California
Soldiers--American--California
Bridge construction--California
Pontoon bridges--California
Beaches--California