A jeep tows what is possibly a 37mm anti-tank gun off of an LCVP during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 12 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. A jeep tows what is possibly a 37mm anti-tank gun off of an LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] during amphibious training exercises. "Jeeps drive off the ramp into the water." Reverse: "160th Inf [Infantry Regiment], Guadalcanal. Jeep pulling 37mm cannon from Higgins boat. Photo: Lt. Gilman. 12 March 44." [Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.] 12 March 1944
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$120.00
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Date:
03/12/1944
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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
Latitude:
-9.533
Longitude:
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal
Jeep automobiles--American--Guadalcanal