Coast Guard manned LST Double as Aircraft Carrier, 8.31.1944 026-g-023-039-001
Official caption: This Coast Guard-manned LST takes on a new war duty– that of a baby aircraft carrier. Equipped with a portable landing strip the LST carries eight Piper Cub observation planes. At Anzio Beachhead, the reconnansance aircraft arose from LSTs for the first time to observe artillery fire. 8.31.1944. NARA 026-g-023-039-001