LST transporting wounded
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Three long rows of cots filled with wounded American servicemen inside a LST (Landing Ship, Tank). Official caption on front: "LST being used to transport wounded on tank deck. US Navy Photo 108-4." Location unknown. No date
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1943
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Pacific Islands
Landing craft--American--Pacific Islands
Soldiers--American--Pacific Islands
Cots
Medical aspects of war