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Landings On Iwo Jima, 02/1945
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Naval Photographic Center film #8588. National Archives description "1) CU Ordnancemen assembling rockets. 2) MS LCI approaching alongside. 3) MS Man cuts holes in cans before throwing them over the side. 4) LS Mt. Suribachi and Iwo Jima. 5) MS LVT's and LCVP's circle in rendezvous area. 6) MS YMS lying off Iwo Jima. 7) MS LCI-62. 8) CU Officer reads message into mechanical speaker. 9) LS Mt. Suribachi, destroyer underway, close in shore. 10) LS Fires burn fiercely on summit of Mt. Suribachi. 11) LS Beachhead at Iwo Jima, landing craft beached; much smoke. 12) LS Beachhead at Iwo Jima; LVT~s underway In FG; explosions on the beach. 13) CU LCM underway. 14) GV Many landing boats laying-to off Iwo Jima (SV). 15) LS Mt. Suribachi; explosions, fire and smoke near summit; landing craft in FG. 16) HS-MS DUKW underway in water. 17) MS LCT lies dead in the water. 18) MS Landing boats circle in rendezvous area (SV) 19) MS LCVP underway; others in bg. 20) MS LST-399. 21) HS LVT, with crew aboard, lies dead in water." National Archives Identifier: 78540 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 cons…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Landing Craft -- United States, USS LST-399, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, WWII In Color, Mount Suribachi, Rockets (Ordnance)
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