First_wave_of_LVTs_moves_toward_the_invasion_beaches_-_Peleliu.jpg
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The first wave of LVTs moves toward the invasion beaches, passing through the inshore bombardment line of LCI gunboats. Cruisers and battleships are bombarding from the distance. The landing area is almost totally hidden in dust and smoke. Photographed from a USS Honolulu (CL-48) plane.
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| Date | September 15, 1944. |
| Source | - National Park Service - (Naval Historical Center, US Navy 80-G-283553) |
| Author | USGov-Military, Post-Work: User:W.wolny |
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