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Morotai. April 1945. Equipment going on board landing ships, tank (LSTs) prior to the amphibious invasion of Tarakan, Borneo. LST 743 is loading a truck and trailer.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. AUSTRALIAN AND ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES ARMY FORCES UNLOADING EQUIPMENT FROM THE US NAVY LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 743. AT THE LOWER CENTRE IS A TRUCK, 3 TON, HAULIN
Morotai, Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies. 30 May 1945. Equipment which has proved invaluable against the Japanese in earlier campaigns being loaded in landing ship, tank (LSTs) for the invas
Coverage of the embarkation at Morotai for the Tarakan landings. Shows trucks going aboard Landing Ship, Tank (LSTs). Signals on on LST and Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) on LST (these scenes shot on 20
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-04-30. AUSTRALIAN AND ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES ARMY FORCES AND RAAF UNITS UNLOADING EQUIPMENT FROM THE US NAVY LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 743. IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND IS A T
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-04. LEYTE AND MOROTAI HAD NO MONOPOLY ON THE MUD IN THE PACIFIC BASES, AS RAAF MEN FOUND WHEN THEY LANDED THEIR HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THESE HUGE TRUCKS LOOK HOPELESSLY BO
MOROTAI, 1945-06-01. A 3-TON TRUCK GOING UP A RAMP TO THE UPPER DECK OF A LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), DURING EMBARKATION OF TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT EN ROUTE TO NORTH BORNEO AND THE OBOE 6 OPERATION.
