Soldiers transferring cargo from amphibious vehicles into railroad freight cars, Le Havre, France
Description:
View of soldiers loading cargo into freight cars from amphibious vehicles at Le Havre, France during World War II. Label on back: "Supplies for the fighting front ashore in record time and loaded directly into freight cars to be hauled to the front by the Transportation Corps' Military Railway Service! Cargo is unloaded by means of the Ducks 'A' frame." Typed on back: "ETO HQ 44 20411 15 Nov. Credit, U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog., Pvt. Seaborne 3120, Channel B.S. U.S. Army 'Ducks' which operate from ship to shore carrying cargo from Liberty ships, are shown here unloading their cargo directly into railway cars, at Le Harve [sic], France. 470th and 819th Amph Truck Co., Quai Joannes Couvert, Le Harve [sic], France." Handwritten on back: "Amphibious vehicles."
