This handwritten caption -- 'Island coming into Leyte with an LCI in background' -- once accompanied a personal photograph documenting the approach to Leyte Island during the U.S. invasion of the Philippines, which began on October 20, 1944. The LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) referenced was a small amphibious vessel used to transport troops directly onto invasion beaches. Such handwritten annotations, preserved in wartime servicemen's photo albums, offer invaluable firsthand context for identifying the people, places, and equipment captured in Pacific Theater photographs. Project: 218722