SCENES ON COMMAND SHIP OFF OKINAWA Part 1

Description

1) GV Okinawa shoreline showing small landing boats operating off shore.2) MS Troop transports signaling, harbor is secured by superstructure FG.3) MS Group of officers on bridge, left to right are Maj. Gen. F. G. Wallace, USA, Rear Adm. Sharp & Vice Adm. R. K. Turner, Lt. Gen. S. B. Buckner.4) MS Column of landing boats underway, landing craft & other shipping BG.5) GV-Pan Small boats & landing craft off Okinawa, signal halyards FG.6) MS Large AP underway, aerial wires of AGC FG-SV.7) MS LCM underway towing object in water.8) MS APD underway.9) CV-Pan Auxiliary ships & landing craft off Okinawa including an AV.10) LS-Pan Okinawa shoreline, BB Iowa class close in shore signaling, other landing craft & ships seen, superstructure of AGC FG.11) HS Looking down on two officers on wing of bridge (shot shows Ventura wind screen.12) LS-CU CV activity off Okinawa beach (shot includes close in view of bow of BB, Iowa class).QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities