Coast Guard landing US Army soldiers on Luzon beach, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. United States Army soldiers debarking from a Coast Guard-piloted landing craft onto a beach; landing craft fill the background. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard lands American troops on Luzon beach. Coast Guard Photo 201-1." Luzon, Philippines. 1945

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1945-01-
1945-08-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Luzon
Latitude: 
16.000
Longitude: 
121.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Military uniforms--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon
Landing craft--American--Philippines