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Fire Fighters
Reginald Marsh #15
Watercolor,1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-IA
One of the more colorful operations at Camp Bradford's Amphibious
Training Base is the training for fighting fires aboard ship.
Leaping flames and thick black oil-smoke provide an eerie background
for the activities of the firefighters.
Yawning Bow
Reginald Marsh #13
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HY
Many times this type of bow has yawned at the foe during an amphibious
landing. The great bow doors have swung open and the ramp over
which men and vehicles pass partly lowered.
LCI Deck Scene
Reginald Marsh #12
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HX
Looking aft on an LCI, docked at Little Creek, Virginia, the gaunt
arms of the davits that swing small craft over the side are seen
on either side of the bridge.
Stand Clear
Reginald Marsh #5
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HQ
An enlisted man aboard an LST practices heaving a line. Skill
at this art may save a buddy's life should a man go overboard
at sea.
Man Overboard On Purpose
Reginald Marsh #6
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HR
Anything for a laugh a crew member of an LST goes overside to
a small boat, using a line rather than the gangway.
Training Mock Up
Reginald Marsh #14
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HZ
Navy men in training learn their routines aboard a wooden mock-up
version of an LST. In this reproduction of the deck, constructed
on dry land to duplicate all the features of a ship, the details
are accurate even though everything, including the guns, is made
of wood.
LST at Ease
Reginald Marsh #8
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HT
Broadside view of one of the Navy's World War II marvels the ungainly
but invaluable Landing Ship, Tank. It is docked at Amphibious
Training Base, Little Creek, Virginia.
Stern Anchor
Reginald Marsh #10
Watercolor, 1944
Gift of Abbott Laboratories
88-159-HV
A view of the stern of an LST showing the large anchor which is
drooped just before the ship lands on a beach. In addition to
holding the vessel in position to discharge its cargo, the anchor
gives traction to aid in backing the vessel off the shore.
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