Soldiers pushing vehicles through sandy beach at San Luis Obispo, California on 27 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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946. Soldiers pushing vehicles through sandy beach. '3-27-44. Paik. Soft wet sand makes it difficult to advance for jeeps without the help of men lending their shoulders. Picture taken at Morro Bay, Calif. during maneuvers of the 323 Inf. of 81st Div. 168-L-44-1017.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Paik. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 27 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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Morro Bay
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35.350
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-120.833
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Military training--California
Soldiers--American--California
Jeep automobiles--American--California
Beaches--California
Sand--California