US servicemen debarking a landing craft at dawn, Wadke, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States soldiers debarking from a landing craft and wading through waist-deep water. Official caption on front: "Dawn Landing on Wadke Island. US Navy Photo 127-12." Wadke, New Guinea. May 1944
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1944-05-
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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:
New Guinea
Latitude:
-5.000
Longitude:
140.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Landing craft--American--New Guinea
Sunrises & sunsets--New Guinea
Beaches--New Guinea
Campaigns & battles--New Guinea