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LC-Lot-803-27: Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943

LC-Lot-803-27: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. Deck of Attu-Bound Transport Crowded. Across the crowded deck of an Attu-bound transport, USS Heywood (APA-6), stretching off into the distance can be seen other ships in the convoy, which carried the fight to the Japanese. Note the Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVPs). U.S. Navy photograph, released May 29, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
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Caption: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. Deck of Attu-Bound Transport Crowded. Across the crowded deck of an Attu-bound transport, USS Heywood (APA-6), stretching off into the distance can be seen other ships in the convoy, which carried the fight to the Japanese. Note the Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVPs). U.S. Navy photograph, released May 29, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
Accession #: LC-Lot-803-27
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