An LCVP loaded with troops of the 40th Infantry Division heads toward shore during amphibious training exercises off Guadalcanal in June 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. An LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] loaded with troops of the 40th Infantry Division heads toward shore during amphibious training exercises off Guadalcanal. "Waves of five LCVPs loaded with troops from each ship hear for beach at H-Hour on D-Day." Reverse: "Higgins boats, loaded with troops of the 185thInf.[Infantry Regiment], race shoreward, under smoke screen. Guadalcanal. US Army Signal Corps Photo: Stone 3-9-44." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 9 March 1944
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03/09/1944
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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:
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal
Smoke--Guadalcanal