US Troops landing on beach photos

Just bought these photos, sold as ww2 but i think they could be later, not an expert on kit, but could it be Korea ? or late ww2.
Keith

 

Can you read the pennant numbers on the landing craft? The first part should identify the 'mother ship' and that might provide some clues.

 

good day morris8.sm.yesterday.10:07pm.re:u.s.troops landing on beach photos.looking at the beach it could be brighton?its just a guess.regards bernard85

 

Here is a number on one of the landing ships could be I48I or 48.
Keith

 

Cloth cover on the helmet makes me think USMC. Hard to tell if they are wearing leggings, if not that would be after Korea.

 

The white shirts make me think it's later rather than earlier.

Keith: can you make out the numbers on the Higgins' boats? They are usually PA-something.

 

The craft on the far left of the last photo looks somewhat like an LCU of the 1950's.

http://ww2lct.org/history/stories/lctevolution.htm

 

The rise of the beach doesn't look like Utah. Utah was a flat, relatively sandy beach and the beach in the photo looks like it is mostly peebles.

The uniforms don't look appropriate for the time or location. Most men appear to be wearing boots instead of low quarters and leggings.

Also, the fit of uniforms make me think that they are cotton instead of wool blend.

 

Wherever they are it is not an assault landing. In the first picture there is an AKA, assault cargo ship, far too close inshore for safety. In the third photo the personnel are very bunched and exposed.

Mike

 

It looks to me as if it could be training for a beach landing and the heap of kit on the beach could be lifejackets , the numbers on the landing craft are not very clear. theres no tanks, jeeps, trucks ect on the beach.
Keith

 

I agree.

 

I agree it looks like a training exercise - lack of urgency, vehicles etc.

The problem with vessel id is that the types of landing craft probably changed very little, if at all, between late WW2 and Korea.

To my eye the uniforms look like USMC cotton so possibly in a warm theatre?

What we really need is a USMC uniform expert!

 

There are at least two at WW2F that I can think of right off - USMCPrice and FormerJugHead. Perchance they could be encouraged to waft over here and grab a gander.

 

Close up of LCT has number PA 208-2, The landing ship on the left of photo has 48 or 1481, there is a bulldozer with a tire on the front to push the LCTs back out.
Keith

 

Keith,

APA 208 was one of the very large number of VC2 (Victory) Class attack transports. Fairly sure she was USS Talladega. Some of these ships were used at the end of WWII but they served for many years post war. One of this class was the star of the film 'Away All Boats' with Jeff Chandler.

Mike

 

There is this ship in the background.
Keith

 

Yes that is a US Maritime Commission VC2 APA. I originally mistook it for an AKA, attack cargo, because of the masts. Your enlargement shows that the masts are not the heavy duty type of AKAs. Both are the the same basic ship.

Mike

 

Excellent Wikipedia entry for this ship which had a significant history.....

 

Yes,

Many years since I studied these ships. Had a model of one once.

Just found my old notes. Talladega had some interesting missions.
Iwo Jima. WWII.
Pusan, Inchon etc in Korean War.
Viet Nam.

I would guess that the photos are most likely Korea.

Mike