Leyte, LST 626 5

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Bibliographic Information

Title

Leyte, LST 626 5

Subject

Military uniforms
Naval ships

Description

"Soldier reading on deck of LST 626, Dec 1944" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Reading Onboard. Crossing the Pacific, soldiers frequently had hours and hours to spend on deck at ease. As pictured here on another ship a year later, Hill and his fellow soldiers passed many pleasant hours of smooth sailing by reading -- books, magazines, letters, newspapers from home -- while keeping their life jackets close by." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)

Creator

Hill, Fred

Date

1944-12

Rights

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Identifier

2010.1.471