LST-168 unloading at Red Beach, Dutch New Guinea
Gift of William P. Desjardins
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Photograph. LST-168 unloading at Red Beach. LST-168 was a USCG manned ship that was commissioned in May of 1943. A M4 Tractor is driving down the ramp of LST-168 and onto the beach. Cape Opmarai, Dutch New Guinea. 30 July 1944
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07/30/1944
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Items from the service of an unidentified United States Coast Guard [USCG] sailor aboard LST-170 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. LST-170 was commissioned on 31 May 1943, and manned by an all USCG crew. Between May 1943 and the end of the war, LST-170 participated in multiple landings in the Bismark Islands, New Guinea, Hollandia, and the Philippines. She earned seven battle stars during the war in the Pacific. This collection consists of photographs that depict ship board life, islands in the pacific, and invasions.
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Papua New Guinea
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-6.000
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147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Beaches--New Guinea
Amphibious operations--New Guinea
Amphibious operations--New Guinea