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LST on Saidor Beach
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LST (Landing Ship, Tank) on the beach at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Soldiers are unloading vehicles and supplies for the Saidor landing. A bulldozer is on the left and another LST is on the right. Robert Doyle's caption reads: "Few minutes after ships hit rocky beach at Saidor, trucks and jeeps race along beach and into jungle. Big elevator on ship lowers vehicles from top deck to hold. they are then driven out open bow of ship."
January 2, 1944
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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Trucks and Jeeps at Saidor Landing
January 2, 1944
At 8:30 am, military vehicles pour off of the LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and along the beach at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Doyle's caption that appeared with this image in the...
Loaded Deck for Saidor Landing
December 31, 1943
Elevated view of the loaded deck of a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) on the way from Goodenough Island to Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). On the deck are many soldiers, jeeps, trucks, ...
Soldiers Pushing Jeep
January 2, 1944
Soldiers push a jeep that is stuck on the rocky beach at the Saidor landing. The open front of the LST (Landing Ship, Tank) is on the left. Another LST can be seen on the right. Robert Doyle wrote ...
Robert Doyle on Tank Landing Ship
January 2, 1944
Robert Doyle on a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) after the landing at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). He has binoculars in his hands.
Sailor on Tank Landing Ship
January 2, 1944
Seaman First Class Thomas Veater (shirtless) of Louzerne, Pennsylvania, on a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) after the landing at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). He is wearing headphone...
Soldier Standing on Landing Craft
January 21, 1944
Corporal Andrew Starkie of Chicago, Illinois, stands next to the flagpole on a LCV (Landing Craft, Vehicle) off of the coast of Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Another LCV, flyin...
