Elements of the 40th Infantry Division heading to shore in LCVPs during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in June 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. Elements of the 40th Infantry Division heading to shore in LCVPs [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] during amphibious training at Guadalcanal. "Waves of five LCVPs loaded with troops from each ship hear for beach at H-Hour on D-Day." 1944

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$120.00
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Date: 
1944-06-
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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: 
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Landing craft--American--Guadalcanal