US Army soldiers debarking from landing craft onto a beach, New Guinea, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers debarking from LCVPs [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] onto a beach during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "Assault waves hit the beach in New Guinea, 2 Jan. 1944. US Army Photo 157-5." New Guinea. 2 January 1944

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Date: 
01/02/1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
New Guinea
Latitude: 
-5.000
Longitude: 
140.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--New Guinea
Landing craft--American--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Landing craft--American--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea