US landing craft heading towards Lingayen, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American landing craft cruising towards in open ocean; a large ship is in the background. Official caption on front: "Landing craft head for assault of Lingayen beach. US Army Photo 173-1." Lingayen, Philippines. 1945

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1945
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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: 
Lingayen
Latitude: 
16.033
Longitude: 
120.233
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines