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2 years 10 months ago #234687
by Hank
I am not sure of what island this is, but the looks of it with the flat beach and shallow waters my guess would be Tarawa. If it is Tarawa it would place this picture November of 1943. Correct me of I am wrong, but it looks like there is about 8 Bulldozers in the back ground. Are they Caterpillars?
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2 years 10 months ago - 2 years 10 months ago #234699
by willwingo
Different war.
These are in the laydown yard at the back side of Sather AFB (BIAp) in September 2005.
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2 years 10 months ago #234705
by bursitis
a ww2 veteran i used to know told me once that he drove an RD 6 across europe. he landed in normandy near the end of day 1. he also said that many machines were lost over the side because of rough water.
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2 years 10 months ago #234725
by GrantJ
Many years ago I was watching an old war movie that was supposed to be showing the Japanese building a runway on a Pacific Island. It showed a bunch of equipment and I recognized a D4 Trackscavater. (sp?) . We had one on the ranch at the time so it was easy to see that it was not Japanese equipment. I dont recall anything else about the movie, except that old (brand new then) D4. Fun memory. Grant.
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2 years 10 months ago #234735
by Hank
Here is another combat Bulldozer on this time on Cape Gloucester with the Marines.
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2 years 10 months ago #234738
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Here is a Bulldozer digging a mass grave on the island of Saipan after the Marines fought off the largest banzai charge of World War Two. There was a 4,500 Japanese troops in the and they all died for the Emperor.
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