File:M2A4 tank is hoisted onto a landing craft off Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942 (80-G-16329).jpg

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English: A U.S. Marine Corps M2A4 Stuart light tank (named "Blizzard") 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.
Date 7 August 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-08-07T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q2790860
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80-G-16329
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-16329

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