US servicemen coming ashore from landing craft, one holds his rifle wrapped in plastic on his shoulder, during amphibious training exercises at San Luis Obispo, California on 3 March 1944.

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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838. US servicemen coming ashore from landing craft, one holds his rifle wrapped in plastic on his shoulder, during amphibious training exercises. '3-3-44. J.P. Johnson. Men wading in water out to LCP boats. It's not easy to keep a firm footing, and occasionally a man gets a bath. Col Donald G Ogelsby, USMC Training Officer, is supervisor of amphibious training teams, (Army, Navy and Marine Corps) on Pacific Coast. 168-L-44-836.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: J.P. Johnson. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 3 March 1944

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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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San Luis Obispo
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35.267
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-120.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military training--California
Beaches--California
Soldiers--American--California
Rifles--California