They Were Among the First to Hit Leyte. From a Coast Guard-manned LST, these four Coast Guardsmen, tempered for battle by many Pacific beachheads, were among the first Naval personnel to set foot on Leyte Island in the Philippines on A-Day. They were members of a beach party that struck the shore with the third assault wave. Left to Right: Coast Guardsmen James Gilbert, motor machinist's mate first class, of 3865 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Neb.; Carol Smith, Gunner's Mate First Class, of El Paso, Texas; Frank L. Cuenca, Yeoman Second Class, of San Francisco; and Oliver T. Goldsmith, Coast Guard Combat
They Were Among the First to Hit Leyte. From a Coast Guard-manned LST, these four Coast Guardsmen, tempered for battle by many Pacific beachheads, were among the first Naval personnel to set foot on Leyte Island in the Philippines on A-Day. They were members of a beach party that struck the shore with the third assault wave. Left to Right: Coast Guardsmen James Gilbert, motor machinist's mate first class, of 3865 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Neb.; Carol Smith, Gunner's Mate First Class, of El Paso, Texas; Frank L. Cuenca, Yeoman Second Class, of San Francisco; and Oliver T. Goldsmith, Coast Guard Combat Photographer, of 133 Noriega Street, San Francisco, California.
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