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The Word From the Shore
James Turnbull #15
Watercolor, 1945
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-KP
A signalman semaphores a message from an operations center on
the shores of Lingayen Gulf during the battle of Luzon. In the
background a landing ship unloads.
Assault Landing
James Turnbull #1
Oil on canvas, 1945
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-KB
Navy landing craft "hit the beach" in a drill for future
amphibious landings in the Pacific at a training area in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Shore Casualty
James Turnbull #6
Oil on canvas, 1945
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-KG
This incident took place on White Beach, Lingayen, amongst the
shore party personnel. They were soon attacked by Japanese dual
purpose guns from the nearby mountain. The man was wounded in
the leg and was brought to a shell hole and quickly given the
necessary treatment by Medical Corps men and a shore party doctor.
Monkey Cage (Trainasium)
Reginald Marsh #1
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HM
The regimen at amphibious training bases leaves little time for
getting stale or out of condition. These men climb ladders or
swing on crossbars activities that come in handy aboard a ship.
"Capital Ships" of the Amphibious
Fleet
Reginald Marsh #9
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HU
LST's (Landing Ships, Tank) and their smaller sisters, LSM's (Landing
Ships, Medium) maneuver off Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek,
Virginia, as their officers and crews learn the ropes of landing
operations.
The Navy's Happy Medium
Reginald Marsh #2
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HN
Needing a landing ship somewhere between the size and displacement
of an LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) and an LST (Landing Ship,
Tank), the Navy turned the problem over to its architects and
designers who came up with the compact and maneuverable LSM (Landing
Ship, Medium), shown here in South Pacific jungle camouflage.
"Dry Run" Target Drill
Reginald Marsh #4
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HP
Members of a 40-mm anti-aircraft gun crew aboard an LST hold a
"dry run" drill. No actual firing is done, but the necessary
routine is mastered by frequent practice.
Colors Aloft
Reginald Marsh #7
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HS
Each flag has a meaning men in training hoist signal flags to an improvised yardarm at Little Creek, Virginia, while sailors at a nearby signal station watch to read the message.
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