American ships anchored off of an island coast
Gift of William P. Desjardins
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Photograph. American ships anchored near a Pacific island. Three attack transports are anchored next to each other in the center of the picture. Various other types of ships are in the background, including more attack transports and destroyers. Location unknown. No date
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1943-05-
1946-04-
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Items from the service of an unidentified United States Coast Guard [USCG] sailor aboard LST-170 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. LST-170 was commissioned on 31 May 1943, and manned by an all USCG crew. Between May 1943 and the end of the war, LST-170 participated in multiple landings in the Bismark Islands, New Guinea, Hollandia, and the Philippines. She earned seven battle stars during the war in the Pacific. This collection consists of photographs that depict ship board life, islands in the pacific, and invasions.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Ocean