Soldiers of the 185th Regimental Combat Team run ashore from LCVPs during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 11 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. Soldiers of the 185th Regimental Combat Team run ashore from LCVPs [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] during amphibious training exercises on Guadalcanal. "Waves of five LCVPs loaded with troops from each ship head for beach at H-Hour on D-Day." Reverse: "Members of the 185th RCT, 40th Div [Infantry Division] debarking from Higgins boats to the beach at Guadalcanal during a rehearsal of the Forearm Movement. Photo: Miller 11 Mar 44." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 11 March 1944
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03/11/1944
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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