F. W. (Francis "Frank" Wallace) Beasecker was born in 1917 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined the Army in August 1942 and was assigned to Company A, 411th Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Engineer Amphibious Command. He served in...
Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans; Video recordings; United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Tony Trovato was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1912. He was son to Italian immigrants and could speak fluent Italian. He enlisted into the Navy in 1943 when he was 31 years old and trained at Great Lakes where he learned how to handle troops...
Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans ; Video recordings; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Navy
Wilbert Koetje was born in Marion, Michigan in 1922. After failing in his first attempt to enlist, he was drafted in 1943 and served in the Navy. Even after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Koetje waited a year before enlisting. After the...
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army; Landing Craft--United States; Boat building--United States; Military life; Soldiers; Photographs
Landing craft (LCVP) lowered into water at Higgins Boat Works in New Orleans, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army; Military life; Soldiers; Photographs; Landing Craft--United States; Boat building--United States;
Landing craft (LCVP) construction at Higgins Boat Works in New Orleans, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Plan map of assembly plant compound where Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) were assembled in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
World War, 1939-1945; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Army. Engineer Base Shop Battalion, 411th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; Landing...
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
