Marines Landing

Luis · Post by **Luis** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:22 pm

Pics from my friend Federico

federico cavedo wrote:Para Mariano, las fotos de este M38A1.

Saludos.

Federico

Thanks Federico!

US Marines practice amphibrous landings.
Location: Vieques, Puerto Rico
Date taken: September 1960
Photographer: Ralph Morse

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:33 pm

Great photos!

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:14 pm

Thanks for the photos! My late father was an umpire for one of these
exercises in the later 40's. They'd fly back to base during the weekends and on one trip, the C47 pilots were so bad that they bought them a case of rum after they landed. Hoped they'd get drunk and 'buy the farm' before they flew them again. Another. PR National Guard figured the assault would be in front of the VIP stands, so they got on the Navy
frequency and called down battleship salvos on the landing spot as the troops came ashore. Dad said he and the other umpires called 100% casualties, but it was later changed by the big bugs to 25%.

BullRun · Post by **BullRun** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:18 pm

Another unique USMC M38A1 jeep detail in the photographs.

On the top of the grill, under the hood edge is a strip of wood bolted in place that carries unit information.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:34 pm

Great fotos!! If i were to do that to my jeep it would be
one of those "Hold my beer and watch this!!" moments

Luis · Post by **Luis** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:10 pm

Same LCU two years before??

US Armed Forces waiting to board their ship during withdrawal at time of the revolution.
Location: Lebanon
Date taken: August 1958
Photographer: Michael Rougier

Cheers!

Sam-Helm · Post by **Sam-Helm** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:14 pm

Sorry, Mariano, but it is not the same one. The first group of pictures is LCU 1468, while the second group is LCU 1469 (the right side of the "8" is indented, but that of the "9" is not). They are probably from the same unit, though.