American soldiers unloading equipment and supplies from LSTs, Leyte Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Long line of soldiers unloading equipment and supplies from LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank); USS LST-204 is fully loaded in the background. Official caption on front: "Beach party in operation on Leyte. US Navy Photo 113-12." Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944
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1944-10-
1944-12-
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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:
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Beaches--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines