First actual assault wave of 43rd Infantry Division take cover behind an LVT Alligator (amphibious tank) at White Beach, Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines on 9 January 1945
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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"First actual assault wave of 43rd Div take cover behind alligator (amphibious tank), White Beach, Lingayen Gulf." 9 January 1945
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Date:
01/09/1945
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography:
Lingayen Gulf
Latitude:
16.250
Longitude:
120.233
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Vehicles, military--American--Philippines
Amphibious vehicles--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Beaches--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines