Coast Guard-manned landing craft in rough water, Mediterranean Sea
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guard-manned American landing craft riding a wave toward a coastline. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard craft comes in on roaring wall of water. Coast Guard Photo 218-20." Mediterranean Sea. No date
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1943
1944
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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:
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude:
31.500
Longitude:
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea