View of American soldiers aboard a landing craft on Kwajalein Atoll in February 1944

Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description: 

View of American soldiers aboard an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) as seen from the coxswain's position. Other soldiers and equipment are seen on the shore. Official caption: "Palm-studded Carlos Island, a South Pacific paradise in the Marshalls, falls to American invasion forces driving ashore in Coast Guard-manned landing craft. Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. February 1944." "2191-15." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." Kwajalein Atoll, February 1944.

Image Information

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Date: 
1944-02-
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography: 
Kwajalein
Latitude: 
9.250
Longitude: 
167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Kwajalein
Beaches--Kwajalein
Soldiers--American--Kwajalein