View from the deck of an LST during training exercises in California on 8 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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824. View from the deck of an LST [Landing Ship, Tank] looking down to military equipment loading into the ship via a pontoon bridge during training exercises; sailors and antiaircraft gun in foreground. '3-8-44. Von Stroheim. Trucks unloading LST men in foreground. Avila Beach, California. 168-L-44-822.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Von Stroheim. Avila Beach, California. 8 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
Geography: 
Avila Beach
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35.167
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-120.717
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Sailors--American--California
Landing craft--American--California
Pontoon bridges--California
Beaches--California
Military mobilizations--California
Military vehicles--American--California
Tracklaying vehicles--American--California
Stores & shops--California
Hills--California
Military training--California