LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-30. DUKWS (LANDING CRAFT MECHANIZED), OF AMPHIBIOUS PLATOON, 151ST ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 071871
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Frazer, Alton Lyall
Date made 30 March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-30. DUKWS (LANDING CRAFT MECHANIZED), OF AMPHIBIOUS PLATOON, 151ST GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, ENTERING WATER TO COMMENCE THE DAILY TASK OF UNLOADING STORES FROM SHIPS MOORED OFF SHORE. THE VEHICLES ENTER AND LEAVE WATER WITHOUT REQUIRING A PERMANENT LANDING STAGE.