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Beachhead Scenes On Iwo Jima, 03/14/1945
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United States Naval Photographic Center film # 7352. National Archives description "1) GV Beach snenes on Iwo Jima beachhead showing general activities, wrecked equipment, men digging foxholes, gun positions, handling stored, etc. 2) MS Fox & dukw underway on shore. 3) GV Beachhead showing cherry picker in motion FG, general beach activity & shipping BG. 4) CU Dukw as it drives ashore, buildozer drives up beach, bow of LST BG. 5) CU Howitzer gun crew operates "Howitzer." 6) CU Tractor pulls mobile equipment ashore from bow of LST, beachmaster signals in LST with flag. 7) MS Bow of LST as it makes the beach, second LST on beach BG. 8) CU Bow of LST as bow ramp is lowered. 9) MS Shot through rigging of BAYFIELD showing AKs in line of bearing-SV. 10) MS-CU Sumner class DD comes alongside with orders-SV. 11) CU Number 1 & 2 turrets of DD as line in passed for message. 12) MS-CU Sumner class DD underway. 13) CU Bulldozers move along beach, bow of LST BG. 14) CU Wrecked equipment on beach, men struggle with marine diesel motor-SV. 15) MS Beachhead scenes showing general activities of LSTs on beach. 16) CU Marine gun crew operates field Howitzer (good).17) CU Looking into bow ramp of LST…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Bayfield, United States. Marine Corps, USS Bayfield (APA-33), United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, Landing Craft -- United States, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States
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