Landing craft in the ocean carrying tank and servicemen, 1943-1945

Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
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View from the rear of an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) being driven through the sea with an M5 Stuart tank on deck, its driver wearing a crash helmet, a .50 caliber machine gun is mounted on the tank's right side. "2191-11." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." 1943-1945.

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1943
1945
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
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Tanks (Military science)--American
Landing craft--American
Machine guns--American