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    D-Day Higgins Assault Boat [Image 1 of 2]

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    This image depicts a museum or exhibition diorama recreating a World War II amphibious assault scene, likely representing a D-Day or Pacific theater landing operation. Mannequins dressed in period-accurate U.S. Army uniforms are shown climbing a rope cargo net up the side of a large transport vessel marked 'PA13'. The display is set inside an indoor exhibition hall with visible ceiling lighting and staging infrastructure.

    FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    10.02.2019

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    New York National Guard

    Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers posed for figures that inhabit this exhibit of a Higgins Boat landing craft loading up for the landings in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944 at the National Museum of the United States Army. Major Kevin Vilardo, served as the model for the photographer in the stern, while 1st Lt. Sam Gerdt modeled the Soldier waiting at the side of the boat. Sgt. 1st Class Nick Archibald served as the model for one of the Soldiers climbing down the cargo net. The museum opens to the public on Nov. 11, 2020. (National Museum of the United States Army, Duane Lempke)

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    Date Taken: 10.02.2019
    Date Posted: 11.10.2020 09:47
    Photo ID: 6419394
    VIRIN: 191002-A-A3538-1003
    Resolution: 1861x1365
    Size: 633.99 KB
    Location: FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 121
    Downloads: 2

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    This image depicts a museum or exhibition diorama recreating a World War II amphibious assault scene, likely representing a D-Day or Pacific theater landing operation. Mannequins dressed in period-accurate U.S. Army uniforms are shown climbing a rope cargo net up the side of a large transport vessel marked 'PA13'. The display is set inside an indoor exhibition hall with visible ceiling lighting and staging infrastructure.
    A museum diorama display depicting four U.S. Army soldiers in Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) uniforms in a tactical scenario against a mud-brick wall backdrop. The figures represent a combat team conducting what appears to be a night raid or patrol operation, as indicated by the partially visible placard reading 'NING RAID' at the bottom left. The display includes realistic equipment, weapons, and poses to simulate an active military operation.

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