Practicing loading 'wounded' men onto an LCVP during training in Morro Bay, California on 26 February 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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714. Servicemen loading men pretending to be wounded onboard an LCVP during amphibious training exercises. '2-26-44. Henschel. Personnel of Naval Beach Bn, medical unit, evacuate 'wounded' men of 1st Bn, 322nd Inf, who are returned from beach head in empty VP's which have just unloaded supplies in last waves. 168-L-44-712.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Henschel. Morro Bay, California. 26 February 1944
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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Morro Bay
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35.350
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-120.833
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Landing craft--American--California
Medical personnel--American--California
Military training--California