US Army soldiers in landing craft heading towards Leyte, Philippines, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers in LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] heading towards a smoke-covered beach during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "Assault troops head for the Leyte beach. US Army Photo 150-2." Leyte, Philippines. 1944

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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: 
Leyte
Latitude: 
10.833
Longitude: 
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Coastlines--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines