Two men hang on a rope behind a landing craft in the Pacific Ocean (probably), 1944-1945
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) coxswain from the Coast Guard-manned LST-261 helps pull in two men, probably Japanese, from the water using a towrope. "2191-18." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945.
Image Information
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Date:
1944
1945
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Collection Level:
Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Rescue work--American--Pacific Ocean
Landing craft--American--Pacific Ocean
Military personnel---American--Pacific Ocean