US servicemen debarking from LST-18, Leyte Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American servicemen debarking from USS LST-18 onto a beach; USS LST-245 and USS LST-202 are in the background. Official caption on front: "LST 18 at Leyte. US Navy Photo 108-5." Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944
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1944-10-
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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:
Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
Longitude:
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious operations--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Military uniforms--American--Philippines