| Caption | United States Army troops of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion disembarking the USS Elmore bound for the landing beaches at Leyte, Philippines, 20 Oct 1944. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Robert Sorace | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 20 Oct 1944 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Leyte, Philippines | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2019 | ||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Leyte, Philippines |
| Lat/Long | 10.9589, 125.1067 |
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Note LCVP landing craft circling near Elmore, awaiting their turn to load troops and then waiting for the signal to form waves.