Amphibious craft
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02722.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02722
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Title
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Amphibious craft
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Description
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Original caption: "An amphibious craft from dock landing strip USS Monticello loaded with U.S. Marines of the Seventh Fleet special landing force, heads toward the beachhead in Operation Beacon Hill I, March 20. The landing took place just south of the demilitarized zone for search-and-destroy sweep through northern Quang Tri Province. Intelligence reports indicate that at least on North Vietnam army division and an unconfirmed number of Viet Cong have recently been operating in the area. Beacon Hill I is the third amphibious assault by the Seventh Fleet in this area." An amphibious boat full of soldiers on the open water.
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Date
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1967, Mar. 22
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Marine Corps; Marines; Amphibious assault ships; Amphibious operations
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Location
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Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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16.7943; 106.9634
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Size
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15 x 22 cm
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Container
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B146, F3
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Navy
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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