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Photograph · 1944-10-20 · Leyte

SC 196087-S - LCTs move onto a beach on Leyte Island, P.I., under mortar fire from shore positions. 20 October, 1944. (51990742910)

An old photograph of Leyte: Red Beach. Photographer not credited. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive. Place per Commons categories and text: Leyte.
Red Beach. 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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1944-10-20 · The institution's record
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SC 196087-S - LCTs move onto a beach on Leyte Island, P.I., under mortar fire from shore positions. 20 October, 1944.
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Public domain
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Leyte
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province-leyte-04
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