A deuce and a half pulls an artillery piece from an LCM onto the shores of Guadalcanal during amphibious training exercises in 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 (CCKW or 2 ½ ton truck) pulls an artillery piece from an LCM [Landing Craft Mechanized] onto the shores of Guadalcanal during amphibious training exercises. “Truck pulling artillery piece leaves the ramp.” [March 1944]

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Date: 
1944-03-
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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: 
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal