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Okinawa: "L Day" Landing Craft; U.S. & Japanese Officers - U.S. General Makes Speech, 04/01/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #15376. Slate says "Japan L Day" so this is Okinawa, April 1st, 1945. National Archives description "1) LS Island in BG with landing craft running between camera and island 2) MCU Same broken down pier in FG. 3) MCU Flanding craft coming toward camera, turning in formation. 4) MCU Landing craft running upon beach PAN along beach showing soldiers leaving craft and coming over small cliff. 5) LS Man sticking pole in ground which holds colors. 6) MCU American and Japanese officers press news photographers. 7) MCU Line of Japanese soldiers. 8) MCU Japanese talking to our officers. 9) MCU General making speech photographers climbing around taking pictures of him. 10) MS Soldiers on dock alongside DD moored to dock. QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 80000 "Landing Craft Running Upon Beach; American And Jap. Officers Talking - American General Making A Speech, 1945" As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Landing Craft -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Battle Of Okinawa, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
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