HMAS ASSAULT, COMBINED OPERATIONS SCHOOL, PORT STEPHENS, NSW. AMERICAN TROOPS FROM THE 32ND ...

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Accession Number 304847
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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HMAS ASSAULT, COMBINED OPERATIONS SCHOOL, PORT STEPHENS, NSW. AMERICAN TROOPS FROM THE 32ND INFANTRY DIVISION STORM ASHORE FROM LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY LCI-230 IN THE COURSE OF A PRACTICE LANDING. THE MEN ON THE PORT GANGWAY ARE POORLY DISPERSED. NOTE THE METHOD OF SLINGING THE GANGWAYS AND THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE BOWS WHERE IT CAN PROVIDE COVERING FIRE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)