US servicemen and sailors with rolls of wire on a pontoon bridge between and LST and the 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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894. US servicemen and sailors with rolls of wire on a pontoon bridge between and LST and the beach; during amphibious training exercises. '3-15-44. Goodman. Men of the LST Boat #486, crew and 101st CB's and 321st Inf, 81st Div, trying to replace rolls of wire that have fallen from tractor being loaded on boat. Avila Beach, California. 168-L-44-896.' 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
Soldiers--American--California
Sailors--American--California
Pontoon bridges--California
Tanks (Military science)--American--California
Beaches--California
Hills--American--California