Through Fire and Water to Luzon. Through Fire and Water to Luzon. From Coast Guard-manned landing barges, the invaders of Luzon struggle through a deep-crashing surf to hit the beaches of Lingayen Gulf on Jan. 9, 1945. One barge became snagged on a sand bar and assault troops, struggling shoreward through deep water, encountered difficulty with the treacherous currents. Some were drowned; other died from Jap fire rattling out from the underbrush.

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Keywords: 17-a2-212, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg