It's Not A Secret Any More. For the first time, LST's (Landing Ships, Tanks) are shown here with their huge, swinging bow doors wide open. After Sicily, Italy and the Aleutians, these yawning doors are no longer a surprise to the Axis. A Coast Guard Officer in command of one of the giant landing craft took this picture, showing soldiers and Coast Guardsmen during unloading operations in the Aleutians.

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Photo credit: © NB/USC / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg