US Army, 1st Cav Div, Leyte

US Army, 1st Cav Div, Leyte

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Title:
US Army, 1st Cav Div, Leyte
Creator:
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Name on Item:
Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps
Date:
1944
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
American Legion Museum
Collection (local):
World War II by Combat Photographers
Subjects:
Military personnel
Troop movements
Obstacles (Military science)
Wading
Palms
World War, 1939-1945
Operation King II, 1944
United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st
Places:
Philippines > Leyte (island)
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 format)
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Caption: 195585-S TANK TRAP - A water tank trap, one of the many futile attempts made by the retreating Japanese on Leyte Island to retard the onslaught of the American invasion, is crossed by members of the famed U.S. 1st Cavalry Division. SWPA, 1944.
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Identifier:
1-256