LST-761; Marines Land On Yellow Beach, Iwo Jima, 02/1945

About this film

Slate "LST 761 Iwo Jima" Slate "Filmed by Bossert" Naval Photographic Center film #10874. National Archives description "1) MS Bow section of LST-761, LVT pulling away. 2) MS Pontoon causeway on side of LST. 3) HA MS Marines aboard landing craft. 4) LS Iwo Jima, Mt. Suribachi; smoke rising from beach. 5) LS Heavy cruiser, camouflaged Thayer method, bombarding beach. 6) MS LVT underway toward beach; Iwo Jima, background. 7) LS PC-578 lying-to; LCVP alongside. 8) LS LVT heading toward beach loaded with marines; task force on horizon. 9) LS Tennessee Class battleship bombarding beach; LVTs, foreground. 10) LS Suribachi; LVTs heading for beach, foreground. 11) LS Battleship bombarding beach; smoke and balls of fire coming from turret as it fires. 12) LS Beach area at Iwo Jima, landing craft heading in. 13) HA MS Marines in LCVP, headed for beach. 14) LS Smoke coming from Suribachi, LCI foreground. 15) LS PAN Beach area, explosions, spray, background. 16) LS Iwo Jima beach, wrecked freighter, foreground. 17) LS Two LCTs advancing up beach. 18) HA LS Armored LVT on beach. 19) LS Marines advancing across volcanic ash. 20) MS Marines lying by pile of volcanic ash, hugging ground. 21) LS Ma…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Navy, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, USS LST-761, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, WWII In Color, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, World War II, Landing Craft -- United States, Mount Suribachi, USS PCC-578

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