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WWII/Korea LVT Museum

About WWII/Korea LVT Museum

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. 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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Founded
1996

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  1. WWII/Korea LVT Museum, California01CaliforniaLeonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. WWII Korea LVT Museum02WWII Korea LVT MuseumLeonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. WWII Korea LVT Museum03WWII Korea LVT MuseumLeonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. War Memorial of Korea (summer 2013)04War Memorial of Korea (summer )myself (User:Piotrus) · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. War Memorial of Korea (summer 2013)05War Memorial of Korea (summer )myself (User:Piotrus) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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