Beach Scenes & Unloading Activities Iwo Jima, 02/17 -2/19 1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #7389. Film's slates say D+2 and D+4. National Archives description "1) MS Dukw drives down ramp & beached LSM. 2) MS Damaged equipment in surf beached LST BG. 3) MS Marines salvage 5" shells from damaged dukw in surf. 4) MS Dukw backs into beached LST. 5) GV Pan Many LCVPs in rendezvous area. 6) GV Beachhead made from LCVP approaching beach. 7) GV Troops dug in on beachhead. 8) MS LVT approaches beach, runs up on beach SV. 9) MS Marines unload ammunition cases from beached LVT. 10) MS Bulldozer tows load of metal landing mats. 11) MS Wrecked tankdozer on beach. 12) GV Beachhead area showing heaps of equipment & supplies, landing craft BG. 13) GV Wrecked & damaged equipment on beach, ammunition dump on fire BG. 14) MS Men unload supplies and equipment from beached LCVP-SV. 15) MS LVT approaches in surf & runs up on beach. 16) MS LVT exits down ramp of beach LSM. 17) MS Marines load supplies from beached LST into LVT. 18) GV Beachhead area, men unload supplies FG, beached LSM BG. 19) GV Pan Beachhead area, men having chow dug in etc. 20) GV Pan Beachhead area, 105mm gun set up FG, auxiliary ships in transport area BG. QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD, SOME SHAK…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, World War II, Landing Craft -- United States

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