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One View Of Award Presentation, Oahu Island; Pontoon Causeways & Loading Activities Saipan, 06/1944 - 07/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #4688. National Archives description "1) GV-MS Seabees, color guard, & band parade in award presentation ceremonies at Oahu, H.I. 2) MS-LS DDs underway; Saipan under dive-bomb attack. 3) GV-Pan APs in transport area. 4) GV Truck deck of LST loaded with men & equipment. 5) MS LVT goes over reef on beach at Saipan. 6) GV-Pan Pontoon dock extending to bow of beached LST. 7) GV Unloading supplies from LST. 8) MCU Loading supplies aboard LCM. 9) GV Unloading operations on pontoon dock-SV. 10) GV Loading supplies aboard trucks-SV.11) GV-Pan Pontoon causeways on beach at Saipan. 12) GV Pontoon causeway under construction.13) MS LCM approaches & docks on causeway. 14) MS-CU Derrick unloads gasoline drums from LCM to truck-SV. 15) MS Truck loaded with gasoline drums drives off pier-SV. 16) GV-Pan 3 pontoon causeways-SV." National Archives Identifier: 77194 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, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, Landing Craft -- United States, United States. Marine Corps, Rites And Ceremonies, United States -- Navy -- Seabees, Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American
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