American LVT (A), Peleliu, 1981
This picture shows the remains of an American LVT (A) or amphibious tractor used by Marines to make combat landings on islands. The one in the picture was used in the Battle of Peleliu in the Pacific in World War II. One of the two boys in the picture is Eric Mailander, who sent this picture to Euge...
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| Summary: | This picture shows the remains of an American LVT (A) or amphibious tractor used by Marines to make combat landings on islands. The one in the picture was used in the Battle of Peleliu in the Pacific in World War II. One of the two boys in the picture is Eric Mailander, who sent this picture to Eugene B. Sledge, because Sledge fought at Peleliu and described his combat experience in his book With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. |
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