Members of the 160th Infantry Regiment are taken ashore in LCVPs 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. Members of the 160th Infantry Regiment are taken ashore in LCVPs during amphibious training exercises off Guadalcanal. "Waves of five LCVPs [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] loaded with troops from each ship head for beach at H-Hour on D-Day." Reverse: "160th Inf., Guadalcanal"of Buffaloes racing to the beach. ArmySignalCorps Photo: Lt. Gilman 12 Mar 44." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 12 March 1944
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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
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-9.533
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160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal