Cargo Nets & Landing Craft, 6th Marine Div., Okinawa, 04/01/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #11257 Slate: "USMC 4/1 Friedman, Phase 4, Roll 2" Shots of Marines on ship. One is wearing headphones and is operating a radio. Slate: Slate: USMC 4/1 Friedman, Phase 4, Roll 4" View from beach. Marine activity on beach and of ships in harbor in BG. Slate: USMC 4/1 Friedman, Phase 4, Roll 5" Civilians being interviewed on hillside. View of harbor. Slate: USMC 4/1 Friedman, Phase 4, Roll 3" Marines and Sailors on beach being briefed. View from cargo net on side of ship. View from inside of landing craft, with Marines. View of walking through surf to shore. Slate: "USMC 4/1 Friedman, Phase 4" View from ship, of landing craft activity. View from ship: Marines lined up for cargo net. View of Marines climbing down cargo net, into landing craft. Slate: "L DAY 7300, MANN, Leaving [illegible] & en[route] to Beach" View, looking up, of Marines climbing down cargo net on side of ship. View of Marines inside of landing craft. Marines exit and wade to beach. View from on beach of Marines marching. Slate "L DAY 1630, MANN, Roll 3, CIVILIAN PRISONERS" Shots of Marines talking to Okinawans. Slate " ... 6th MAR Div, McMullen, Phase II, CARD GAME" Footage of Marines…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

United States. Marine Corps, WWII, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, United States. -- Marine Corps -- Division, 6th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Landing Craft -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War II, WWII In Color, Haircut, Battle Of Okinawa

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