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US Navy LCI(L) ships unloading men of US Army at a beach in southwestern Morotai, Dutch East Indies, 15 Sep 1944

Caption     US Navy LCI(L) ships unloading men of US Army at a beach in southwestern Morotai, Dutch East Indies, 15 Sep 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army
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Battle of Morotai   Main article  Photos  Maps  
LCI(L)-class   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,612 x 1,466 pixels
Photos on Same Day 15 Sep 1944
Photos at Same Place Morotai, Dutch East Indies
Added By C. Peter Chen
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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1. Anonymous says:
8 Apr 2011 06:25:34 PM

nice
2. Bob L. Pettit EM 1/C says:
20 Nov 2012 08:06:38 PM

I was assigned to the USS LCI (L) 750 which landed the troops on Morotai. Our first approach to the beach was halted by shallow water. We backed off and landed successfully at another nearby landing site.
3. Kaye baker says:
13 Dec 2020 10:20:50 PM

I have just recieved photos from the President of Greensborough RSL some photos are written on & 1 photo says landing @ Morotia i would love some more information on this we think my dad was there in 1944 he was a Gunner .

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