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<i>Marine amphibian tractor</i>
Photographer: Alfred T. Palmer/Office of War Information (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Taken: May 1942
Caption: Marine amphibian tractor
Additional Description: "... The soldiers of the sea have a new troop carrier that serves them well on land and in the water. A special Marine unit, training with an amphibian tractor at New River, North Carolina, is on its way from a battleship to establish a beachhead". - Library of Congress
Submitted: July 20, 2018.
Database Locator Identification Number: p436314
File Size: 0.159 Megabytes

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