Multiple amphibeous tanks heading towards the shore of a Pacific island, 1943-1945
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
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Multiple LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) heading to battle on the shore of a Pacific island. The vehicles are LVT(A)-4s (Landing Vehicle Tracked (Armored) 4), which were fitted with turrets from Howitzer Motor Carriage M8s. There is much smoke rising from the beach. "2191-B-20." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." Pacific Islands, 1943-1945.
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1943
1945
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Pacific Islands
Tanks (Military science)--American--Pacific Islands
Smoke--Pacific Islands