US marines placing sandbags along beach during amphibious training exercises 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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892. US marines placing sandbags along beach during amphibious training exercises. '3-15-44. Goodman. Side view of sandbags laid by 154 E., 321st Inf, under pontoon for driving vehicles into LST boat #486 at Avila Beach, 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-44-894.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Goodman. 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
Marines (Military personnel)--California
Bulldozers--California
Sand--California
Bodies of water--American--California
Hills--American--California
Pontoon bridges--California