View of amphibious vehicles near dock at Le Havre, France during World War II. Label on back: "Just a few days after the great French port of Le Havre fell to the Allies on September 12, the Army's famed, ingenious 'Ducks' leave the dock area to meet incoming ships and discharge their cargo. As much at home in the water as on land, these amphibian trucks have earned a distinguished record both in the Pacific and in Europe." Typed on back: "ETO HQ 44 20406 15 Nov. Credit, U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog., Pvt. Seaborne 3120, Channel B.S. U.S. Army 'Ducks' go down ramp built through wreckage of dock warehouses at Le Havre, France. These Ducks go back and forth to the Liberty ships in the Harbor unloading gasoline. Bassin Darse Nord, Le Harve [sic], France, 470th and 819th Amph. Truck Co." Handwritten on back: "Amphibious vehicles."
