Title:
589th Engr Battalion (Const.) aboard LST-546
Object ID:
2016.207.01
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Date:
07/1968
Description:
Color print of photograph showing approximately 20 vehicles (Jeeps, Deuce & 1/2s, Ambulances, etc) from the 589th Engineer Battalion (Construction) on the main deck of LST-546 during transport from Qui Nhon to Cam Rhan Bay [sic], Vietnam in late July of 1968.
In total 5 companies of constructio equipment and 450 troops were trasnported by 2 LSTs on 2 occassions.
In total 5 companies of constructio equipment and 450 troops were trasnported by 2 LSTs on 2 occassions.
Place:
Vietnam
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