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Title: Langan Waterman Swent diaries
Dates: 1942-1944
Collection Number: 93064
Creator: Swent, Langan Waterman, 1916-1992
Collection Size:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Relates to landing craft tank (LCT) operations in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, and especially to the landings
at Anzio. Includes both original diaries and typed transcripts.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
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[Identification of item], Langan Waterman Swent diaries, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1993.
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of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Lieutenant commander, United States Navy; landing craft tank commander, 1942-1944.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to landing craft tank (LCT) operations in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, and especially to the landings
at Anzio. Includes both original diaries and typed transcripts.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States. Navy.
Landing craft.
Anzio Beachhead, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.