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Invasion Of Okinawa & Natives, 1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film # 11732. National Archives description: "1) LS Tent city out among cocoanut trees; Polynesian natives. 2) LS Native men & women walking around city streets. 3) LS Natives washing clothes in small pool (SV). 4) LS White smoke rising from beach caused by explosion. 5) LS Four LCI"s, in column, making left turn, life raft corks, FG. 6) LS LCI laying smoke screen. 7) LS LST moving slowly, camouflaged in jungle paint; LCVP"s out in water. 8) LA CU CG officer looking through binoculars. 9) LS Beach of Okinawa, LCT at anchor. 10) HA LS LCT & hundreds of LCVP"s underway (SV). 11) LS LST-484 anchored with cargo doors open, another LST anchored, BG. 12) HA LS Marines aboard LCVP, secured to ship by sea painter. 13) LS Large explosion on beach, small tanker anchored, BG. 14) LS Large explosion near water"s edge. 15) HA LS Japanese children in a boat. 16) LS Portion of amphibious task force at Okinawa. 17) HA LS Men preparing for burial at sea; covered bodies. 18) LS Five riflemen. 19) LS Spectators watching burial at sea from gun tub; 1.1 gun barrels; men stand by to put bodies over side (SV) 20) HA LS Men pick up body & slide it over side, is anchored. 21) HA L…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, Soldiers' Bodies, Disposition Of, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, USS LST-484, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, Funeral Rites And Ceremonies, Landing Craft -- United States, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, WWII In Color
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