US LVT entering the ocean, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LVT [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] rolling down a ramp into the ocean; "B 27" is painted on the side; other LVTs are in the background. Official caption on front: "Speeding food for guns on Saipan, 19, June, 1944. US Navy Photo 130-5." Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 19 June 1944
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06/19/1944
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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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Saipan
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Landing craft--American--Saipan
Amphibious vehicles--American--Saipan
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944