Two Coast Guard-manned LST’s open their great jaws in the surf that washes on Leyte Island beach Philippines
A line of Coast Guard landing barges, Lingayen Gulf, carries the first wave of invaders to the beaches of Luzon, Philippines
First flag on Guam on boat hook mast. Two U.S. officers plant the American flag on Guam July 20, 1944.
Landing operations on Rendova Island, Solomon Islands, 30 June 1943.
American troops of the 163rd Infantry Regiment, hit the beach from Higgins boats during the invasion of Wadke Island, Dutch New Guinea.
Photograph of the Normandy Invasion
From Coast Guard-manned “sea-horse” landing craft, American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach during final amphibious maneuvers.
General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands