LST Photograph Collection : Photographs of all U.S. LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) excluding LST-325
Title:
Japanese POWs aboard LST
Object ID:
2016.270.07
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Photographer:
Bell, Charles Jackson
Description:
A black & white print of a photograph showing Japanese POWs being loaded onto the main deck of an unknown LST via the main deck ramp. The presence of this ramp (rather than an elevator) indicates that the LST in question was of the LST-491 or LST-542 class. The exact location and date for the photograph are unknown.
Place:
South Pacific
Copyright:
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Japanese POWs on LST Main Deck & RampJapanese POWs on LST Main Deck & Ramp
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