A deuce and a half is lowered into an LCM during amphibious training for the 40th Infantry Division at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 9 March 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A deuce and a half (2 ½ ton truck) is lowered into an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) during amphibious training for the 40th Infantry Division. "Trucks lowered into waiting LCM (Landing craft Mechanized) (Jun 44).” Reverse: “Higgins boats being loaded with equipment in [censored] of the 185th Inf. [Infantry Regiment] at Guadalcanal. Photo: Stone. 3-9-44."” Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 9 March 1944

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$120.00
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Date: 
03/09/1944
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Vehicles, military--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal
Trucks--American--Guadalcanal
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Hoisting machinery--Guadalcanal