F. W. Beasecker collection
Soldiers await departure from Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Soldiers await departure from Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, October 1942.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia
Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
Soldiers boarding train at Camp Edwards
Soldiers boarding train departing from Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, 1942.
Jeeps movng a fieldgun at Camp Edwards
Soldiers moving a fieldgun at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, 1942.
Officers Specialists School machine gun classes at Camp Edwards
Officers Specialists School machine gun classes at Camp Edwards, 1942.
Officers Specialists School machine gun classes at Camp Edwards
Officers Specialists School machine gun classes at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, 1942.
A wave of LCTs hits Red Beach during practice drills
A wave of LCTs and barrage balloons hit Red Beach during practice drills near Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, 1942.
Soldiers pushing heavy equipment during practice drills
Soldiers pushing heavy equipment during practice drills at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, 1942.
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Title
F. W. Beasecker collection
Creator
Beasecker, Helen Starr, 1912-1994
Beasecker, F.W. (Francis Wallace), 1917-1971
Description
Photographs of Lt. (later Capt.) F.W. Beasecker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Photographs of training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; visit to the Gibbon Boat Works in New Orleans, manufacturer of parts for the LCVP; housing in Carabelle, Florida; and Signal Corps and Engineer Amphibian Command photographs taken in Cairns, Australia. Images taken in Australia include construction of the landing craft boat assembly plant, production and testing of the LCVP and snapshots taken by Beasecker during his active duty with the 411th Engineer Battalion during WWII.
Coverage
World War II
Date
1942/1946
Rights
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering and construction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
United States
Boatbuilding
Landing craft
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
RHC-29
Language
eng