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80-G-319224 Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, April 1945

Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, April 1945
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Title: Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, April 1945
Caption: A Coast Guard manned LST launches a LVT-4 amphibious tractor, as other LVT-4s churn by in the foreground. They were taking their positions in the initial assault waves, carrying soldiers of the 10th Army. Photographed by a Coast Guard cameraman circa 1 April 1945. The censor has painted out the LST's hull number, however, LST-322 can be identified in the center distance.
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Catalog #: 80-G-319224
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sun, Apr 01, 1945
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW photograph
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