Photo #: NH 99244
USS Bayfield (APA-33)
Offloading a Jeep into a LCM, 1952.
The original picture caption, released by the Public Information
Office of Commander Naval Forces, Far East under date of 27 October
1952, reads: "Operation Decoy's Preparation --- A jeep is
lowered into an awaiting LCM during pre-operation Decoy exercises.
In the Operation, UN forces sailed to the beaches of Kojo, North
Korea, and brought out enemy troops so that Naval surface artillery,
combined with Marine, Air Force and Navy air units could smash
them."
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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