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Photograph · 1944-10-22 00:00 · Leyte

SC 196089-S - A Jap army truck overturned in the street blocks the path of an invading duck carrying troops of a Cavalry Division during entry of Leyte Island, P.I. (51988278543)

An old photograph of Leyte: This duck was the first vehicle to enter the town. 22 October, 1944. Photographer not credited. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive. Place per Commons categories and text: Leyte.
This duck was the first vehicle to enter the town. 22 October, 1944. Photographer not credited. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive. Place per Commons categories and text: Leyte.

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Signal Corps Archive from United States
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1944-10-22 00:00 · The institution's record
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SC 196089-S - A Jap army truck overturned in the street blocks the path of an invading duck carrying troops of a Cavalry Division during entry of Leyte Island, P.I.
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Signal Corps Archive from United States, Flickr
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Leyte
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province-leyte-02
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SC 196089-S - A Jap army truck overturned in the street blocks the path of an… (1944-10-22 00:00), Leyte · Scene.ph