Soldiers loading artillery into DUKW

Photograph

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

Soldiers loading artillery into DUKW

Entry/Object ID

1977.167.1260

Description

Negative of soldiers loading artillery into DUKW on Hokkaido, Japan

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

Island

Hokkaido

Country

Japan

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Context

The DUKW a six-wheel-drive amphibious modification of the 2+1⁄2-ton CCKW trucks used by the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War. It was used for the transportation of goods and troops over land and water. Excelling at approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious warfare attacks, it was intended only to last long enough to meet the demands of combat.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1951

Time Period

20th Century, Korean War

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Negative, Sheet Film

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Soldiers, Artillery (Weaponry), Cranes, Military vehicles