File talk:Crossingtherhine.jpg
The description for this file is incorrect. It uses a quote without any attribution. The quote refers to an "assault boat" but that is not what the men in the photo are in - they are in a DUKW amphibious vehicle. An assault boat was a small wooden boat, similar to a typical rowboat, and could carry 10 men, all of which would be sitting upright and those along the sides would be using paddles to row the boat across a body of water. An assault boat could not carry as many men as can be seen in the photo, especially if they were lying down. Also note the two men that are on what is the back deck of the DUKW, a position that would be impossible at the rear of an assault boat. Wikipedia actually has an entry for the actual assault boat with two photos of the assault boat.[1] The soldiers are from the 89th Division (insignia is visible on their shoulders).
A series of photos of a restored DUKW at the Estrella Warbirds Museum website has a photo of the inside rear of the hold of their DUKW, and you can clearly see the similarities of the interior of the hold in the vehicle in the Crossingtherhine.jpg photo on Wikipedia. The photos of the restored vehicle advance through the 20 photos; the photo in question is number 10 and if you click on the tenth "dot" beneath the photo, it will be of the rear of the DUKW's hold. [2]Ray Merriam (talk) 07:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
