A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7/M7 Priest on pontoon bridge to enter LST during amphibious training exercises at Avila Beach, California on15 March 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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897. A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7/M7 Priest on pontoon bridge to enter LST during amphibious training exercises. '3-15-44. Boll. Tank destroyer running into difficulty as it makes turn on barges leading to L.S.T. ship. Picture taken during operations of the 321st Inf Reg, 81st Div, at Avila Beach, California. 168-L-44-900.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Boll. Avila Beach, California. 15 March 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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Avila Beach
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35.167
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-120.717
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Military training--California
Soldiers--American--California
Tanks (Military science)--American--California
Pontoon bridges--California
Beaches--California
Hills--American--California