INVASIONS OF OKINAWA ISLAND Part 1

Description

1) HA MLS Supplies and personnel on deck of an LST underway.2) LS LST"s in sprad convoy heading toward the Okinaws beachhead (SV).3) HA MS Crew members on deck of the LST.4) LS LST"s in spread convoy heading toward Okinawa (SV).5) HA MS Personnel milling around over the gear on loaded LST.6) HA MS Soldiers readying the gear of the LST.7) CU Flag bag; overlooking the flag bag is LCI"s; LST underway.8) HA MLS Personnel and gear on deck of the LST; other LST"s in column heading toward Okinawa.9) LA CU Man on watch with sound powered phones looking out to sea with a pair of binoculars.10) LA CU Two men on watch looking out to sea with binoculars.11) MS Men with helmets and life jackets; some looking through binoculars.12) LA MCU Head and shoulders of a man looking out to sea with binoculars.13) HA LS Column of LST"s enroute to Okinawa.14) LS Looking from the LST showing an island.15) HA MS Man with life jacket on; man looking out to sea with binoculars.16) HA MS Group of soldiers in chow line along the edge of an LST.17) HA MS Soldiers laying on their gear.18) ELS Ships on the horizon nearing Okinawa.19) HA LS Camouflaged BB at anchor off Okinawa.20) HA LS Different types of ship off the coast of Okinawa (SV).21) HA MLS LCI underway; camouflaged BB in far BG.22) LS Small craft near the beach of Okinawa; LCI in FG.23) LS LST sterned to the beach.24) LS Column of smoke rising up off Okinawa beach25) LS Destroyers in the harbor and small craft on the beach.26) HA LS LOVP and LCM"s in harbor.27) HA MLS LST"s loaded down with gear beached on Okinawa.28) HA MLS Three LST"s beached loaded with gear.29) HA MLS LCM underway.30) HA MLS Men stading before the open door of a beached LST.31) HA MS Causeway which extends to an LST.32) HA MS Small bulldozer coming out of the water upon the beach.33) HA MS Men trying to lay down plankings so a truck can come out of the water from the LST.34) HA MS Large trailer truck moves out under camera position.35) HA LS Large line of LVT"s on beach.36) HA MS LST"s beached; causeways that were built by US troops; bulldozer in shallow water.37) HA LS Column of troops marching in single file toward beach.38) MS Trucks and gear stacked on the LST (SV).39) MLS Bulldozer trying to pull a truck out of the doorway of an LST.40) HA MLS Men standing before an open door of an LST; gear coming upon the beach.QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities