Soldiers disembark from an LCVP onto the beach during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 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 disembark from am LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] onto the beach during amphibious training. "When landing craft hits the beach, the ramp is lowered for the troops to disembark in the surf." [Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. March 1944.]
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1944-03-
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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
Latitude:
-9.533
Longitude:
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal