Troops Loading Aboard LST and APA Activities at Sea, Okinawa Campaign

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film #10726 . National Archives description "1) LS Transport underway at sea; more transports in background, men in foreground; rough sea running. 2) CU Print is put into tray of developer. 3) CU Man working in dark room; another man walks in and hands first man something. 4) CU Tray of developer, print put into it. 5) CU Print is developed, then removed. 6) CU Man working in the dark room, picks up and examines the print. 7) MS Sign: "RADIO PHOTO"; man walks up stairs-in foreground carrying print. 8) MS Man in the room places print on Radio Photo for air transmission; this is a USCG enlisted man in dungarees. 9) CU Print is placed on cylinder of Telephoto transmitter (SV). 10) CU Operator picks up print and puts it on transmitter (SV). 11) MS CPO Photographer comes up to gangway, stops, then walks aboard; CPO salutes the colors, then OOD; he is carrying a tripod and carrying case. 12) MLS Deck of an APA, men leaning against the rail. 13) CU Photographer arriving at the ship (SV). 14) LS Soldiers preparing to go aboard LST-1031 on beach in background (SV). 15) LA LS Gun tub on the bow of the LST; several men in the gun tub. 16) LS Marines wit…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, Battle Of Okinawa, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, Line-crossing Ceremony, Landing Craft -- United States, USS LST-1031, United States. -- Coast Guard -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, WWII In Color, United States. Coast Guard, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Ancient Order Of The Deep, Pollywogs, Shellbacks, Initiation rites

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