US Navy LVTs cruising towards Palawan Island, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy LVTs [Landing Vehicles, Tracked] cruising towards a coastline during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "Seventh Fleet lands Army on Palawan. US Navy Photo 140-4." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Palawan Island, Philippines. 1945

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1945
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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.
Geography: 
Palawan
Latitude: 
9.500
Longitude: 
118.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Amphibious vehicles--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Amphibious vehicles--American--Philippines