US Coast Guardsmen and Marines fighting heavy surf, New Britain
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines and Coast Guardsmen transporting an LVT [Landing Vehicle, Tracked], bulldozer, and jeep from a landing craft onto a narrow beach. Official caption on front: "Coast Guardsmen and Marines fight heavy surf at Cape Gloucester. Coast Guard Photo 207-8." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. No date
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1943-12-
1944-01-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Gloucester, Cape
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain
Amphibious vehicles--American--New Britain
Jeep automobiles--American--New Britain
Bulldozers--American--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain
Amphibious vehicles--American--New Britain
Jeep automobiles--American--New Britain
Bulldozers--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea