Truck and artillery loading into LST during training exercises in California on 8 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
Description:
811. Army truck pulling an antitank gun onto a pontoon bridge to board and LST [Landing Ship, Tank] during training exercises; a radio operator in foreground. '3-8-44. Bradlor. An anti-tank crew from the 323rd Inf push a gun onto the raft leading to the Navy LST at Avila Beach. 168-L-44-809.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Bradlor. Avila Beach. 8 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Pontoon bridges--California
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--California
Military training--California
Radios--California