Pacific Theater: Landing Craft Underway; Civilian Ships Anchored And Underway, 1945

About this film

FUnited States Naval Photographic Center film #10880 . National Archives description "1) HA LS Fifty gallon oil drums on beach. 2) MS Japanese prisoners sitting on sandy hill, they are stripped naked and talking to Marines in background. 3) HA LS LCPR getting underway. 4) LS Smoke coming from island; rigging in foreground. 5) LS DUKW underway; destroyer of Benson Class in very far background. 6) LS Beach area; foc'sle and bow section of destroyer in foreground. 7) LS LCI underway; beautiful clouds in these shots. 8) HA LS LCPR underway slowly, approaching gangway. 9) LS Two transports in column, underway. 10) LS Looking forward on transport; crew manning 5"38 caliber open mount; rigging in foreground. 11) LS Object in water, shells splashing in water near it. 12) MS Transport at anchor; cargo nets hanging over side. 13) MLS Destroyer of Fletcher Class, and destroyer of Benson Class underway at sea (silhouette shot). 14) LS Destroyer of Fletcher Class and a transport underway at sea. 15) LS Cruiser and landing craft passing in foreground. 16) LS Transport at anchor; cargo nets hanging over side. 17) LS AGC at anchor; island in background. 18) HA LS LCPR being hoisted out of deck of…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, Landing Craft -- United States, USS Fletcher (DD-445), Barrage Balloons, USS Fletcher, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, WWII In Color, United States. Marine Corps, Prisoners Of War -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American

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