Soldiers climbing aboard an LST [Landing Ship, Tank] during amphibious training maneuvers at San Luis Obispo, California on15 March 1944.

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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900. Soldiers climbing aboard an LST [Landing Ship, Tank] during amphibious training maneuvers. '3-15-44. Barry. Soldiers of the 321st Inf, 81st Div, board an LST boat during maneuvers at Avila, California. The Troop Training Unit (Marine Corps), Amphibious Training Command, Pacific Fleet, conducted the Amphibious Training of the U.S. Army Troops shown in this picture. 168-L-44-907.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry. Morro Bay / Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 15 March 1944

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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Avila Beach
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35.167
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-120.717
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Military training--California
Soldiers--American--California
Landing craft--American--California
Bodies of water--American--California