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Field gun artillery drill under the watchful eye of a junior officer.
Landing Force; Navy Infantry; Artillery; field gun; 3 inch gun
Landing force artillery training, New Orleans, Louisiana, 15 November 1918.
Landing Force, Navy Infantry; Artillery; field gun; 3 inch gun
Landing force artillery training, New Orleans, Louisiana, 15 November 1918.
Landing Force; Navy Infantry; artillery; field gun; 3 inch gun
Lowering a field piece, possibly from U.S.S. Delaware, ca. 1910-18. Note the sailors in the whale boat, waiting to load the gun.
Navy infantry; landing force; 3 inch gun; artillery; field gun; battleship
Field gun deployment drill, commanded by a Chief Petty Officer, ca. 1915-20.
Navy infantry; landing force; 3 inch gun; artillery; field gun; 3 inch gun; Chief Petty Officer
Shipboard target practice with M1903 Springfield rifles. Navy infantry received training both aboard ship and ashore. Note the officer with pistol and pistol belt monitoring the firing line.
Landing force, Navy infantry; 1903 Springfield
Navy and USMC Landings at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21-22 April 1914
Navy Infantry and USMC landing force aboard U.S.S. Louisiana, preparing for landings at Vera Cruz, April 1914.
Navy Infantry; Landing Force; Vera Cruz; battleship; dreadnaught; Marine
Two “potato digger” machine guns in action 21-22 April 1914.
Navy infantry; landing force; Colt 1895 machine gun; Potato Digger
Navy infantry in action near the Vera Cruz custom house, 22 April 1914.
Navy infantry; landing force
Navy corpsmen carrying out wounded during the battle to capture Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914. This postcard was sent by a Marine who served with the landing force at Vera Cruz.
Navy infantry; landing force; corpsmen
Naval Brigade in formation at Vera Cruz, April 1914.
Navy Infantry; landing force
Landing force on an unidentified battleship, preparing to go ashore at Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914. Note the sailors, officer, and warrant officer in dyed uniforms.
Landing force; navy infantry; battleship; warrant officer; Marine
Landing force preparing to go ashore at Vera Cruz, Mexico, probably around 22 April 1914. Note the dyed clothing of the men in the boat and on the gangway. The first wave of sailors who entered Vera Cruz did not dye their uniforms. Subsequent landing force sailors did.
Landing force; Navy infantry; Vera Cruz
Officers of the landing force resting under a tree at Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914.
Landing force; navy infantry
Landing force pulling a 3″ field gun in Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914.
Landing force; navy infantry; 3 inch gun; artillery; field gun
Deck gun crew in Vera Cruz harbor, in front of the San Juan de Ulua prison, 21-22 April 1914.
Deck gun; open mount gun; San Juan de Ulua
Naval brigade in formation at Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914. Note Marines spread throughout the formation.
Landing force; navy infantry; Marine