Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in March 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description:
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious training exercises. "U.S. troops landing from LSI (landing ship infantry) on Pacific Island." 194-
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12/07/1941
09/02/1945
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography:
Guadalcanal
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-9.533
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160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal