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wwii+korea+lvt+museum Latitude and Longitude:

33°13′5.3″N 117°23′54.6″W / 33.218139°N 117.398500°W / 33.218139; -117.398500
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WWII/Korea LVT Museum
EstablishedMay 24, 1996 (1996-05-24)
LocationBuilding 21561, Kraus Street, Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, United States
TypeMilitary History
DirectorTom Adametz

The WWII/Korea LVT Museum is located in a Quonset hut-style building at Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, near the Assault Amphibian School Battalion Training Command. It houses exhibits on landing vehicles tracked (LVTs) from World War II and the Korean War, including six vintage models used by the US Marine Corps. [1] The museum highlights the service of the "Alligator" Marines during the amphibious assaults of World War II and the Korean War. In 1996, the museum won the prestigious Colonel John H. Magruder III Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

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Notes

  1. ^ Marine Corps Base Installation Guide. "Major Units", Marine Corps Base Installation Guide website. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.

33°13′5.3″N 117°23′54.6″W / 33.218139°N 117.398500°W / 33.218139; -117.398500



wwii+korea+lvt+museum Latitude and Longitude:

33°13′5.3″N 117°23′54.6″W / 33.218139°N 117.398500°W / 33.218139; -117.398500
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WWII/Korea LVT Museum
EstablishedMay 24, 1996 (1996-05-24)
LocationBuilding 21561, Kraus Street, Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, United States
TypeMilitary History
DirectorTom Adametz

The WWII/Korea LVT Museum is located in a Quonset hut-style building at Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, near the Assault Amphibian School Battalion Training Command. It houses exhibits on landing vehicles tracked (LVTs) from World War II and the Korean War, including six vintage models used by the US Marine Corps. [1] The museum highlights the service of the "Alligator" Marines during the amphibious assaults of World War II and the Korean War. In 1996, the museum won the prestigious Colonel John H. Magruder III Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Marine Corps Base Installation Guide. "Major Units", Marine Corps Base Installation Guide website. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.

33°13′5.3″N 117°23′54.6″W / 33.218139°N 117.398500°W / 33.218139; -117.398500



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