File:M2A4 Stuart tank is hoisted from USS Alchiba (AK-23) into a landing craft off the Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942 (80-G-10973).jpg

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English: A U.S. Marine Corps M2A4 Stuart light tank is hoisted from the U.S. Navy cargo ship USS Alchiba (AK-23) into a LCM(2) landing craft, off the Guadalcanal invasion beaches on the first day of landings there, 7 August 1942. The other landing craft visible were from USS Alhena (AK-26).

Depicted place

Guadalcanal

Date

7 August 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

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80-G-10973

Source

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo 80-G-10973

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-10973.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]

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current	19:00, 21 April 2019	4,060 × 5,735 (8.56 MB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	high res file
	07:06, 26 March 2007	530 × 741 (125 KB)	Dcoetzee (talk \| contribs)	Losslessly cropped caption bar with JPEGCrop
	19:22, 7 September 2005	530 × 765 (131 KB)	Bukvoed (talk \| contribs)
	19:20, 7 September 2005	530 × 765 (131 KB)	Bukvoed (talk \| contribs)	Description: Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings, 7-9 August 1942 - A US Marine Corps M2A4 "Stuart" light tank is hoisted from Alchiba (AK-23) into a LCM(2) landing craft, off the Guadalcanal invasion beaches on the first day of landings there, 7 August 1942. So