Soldiers of the 160th Infantry Regiment unload crates and supplies from an LCVP on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 1 March 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Soldiers of the 160th Infantry Regiment (40th Infantry Division) unload crates and supplies from an LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] at Guadalcanal. "Troops of 160th Inf., 40th Div carry supplies ashore from landing boats. Photo: Preston. 3/1/44." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 1 March 1944

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Date: 
03/01/1944
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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: 
Guadalcanal
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-9.533
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160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal