An LCVP speeds away from an LST during amphibious training exercises for the 160th Infantry Regiment at Guadalcanal on 12 March 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description:
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. An LVT [Landing Vehicle Tracked] speeds away from an LST [Landing Ship Tank] during amphibious training exercises for the 160th Infantry Regiment (40th Infantry Division). "Troops crowd into landing craft." Reverse: ""transported Buffaloes and troops"160th Inf. Guadalcanal. Photo: Lt. Gilman, 12 Mar 44. "Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands." 12 March 1944
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03/12/1944
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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
Latitude:
-9.533
Longitude:
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal
Amphibious vehicles--American--Guadalcanal