A Landing Ship Medium (LSM) underway off the coast in Iwo Jima, Japan. Battleship, probably BB-38 USS Pennsylvania fires. Smoke rises from bow. A heavy cruiser and destroyer can be seen on horizon in background. Formation of planes in flight above the sea. View of the Iwo Jima beach as some tracked landing vehicles (LVTs) make their way towards the beach. Smoke from gun fire seen. Destroyer from port quarter, a second destroyer in the background. An Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC) with a landing craft alongside. U.S. Navy officers use perolis on bridge of a ship. (World War II period).
View of the U.S. Navy hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5), off Iwo Jima, Japan. A rescue tug crosses in foreground. Other ships in background can also be seen.
View of crewmen fire fighting aboard the flight deck of a ship off the coast in Iwo Jima, Japan. The fire fighters spray foamite over burning plane and its engines. (World War II period).
Airplane crewman aboard a ship off the Iwo Jima coast attaches a hook from hoist to an OS2U Kingfisher (American catapult launched observation floatplane). The crewman stands on the wing as the OS2U is lifted outboard. The OS2U gets underway and takes off.
War causalities are loaded aboard LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel), on beach at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Beachhead scenes show several LVTs (tracked landing vehicles) in operation. Heavy smoke rises in background and Mt Suribachi partially seen obscured in smoke. U.S. medics carry wounded on stretchers along the beach. Face wound of a Marine on a stretcher. Small boats come alongside an APA (Amphibious Attack Transport Ship). Small boats loaded with Marines on way to the beach.
U.S. Navy Corpsmen tend wounded soldiers aboard a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) as it pulls alongside and LST in Iwo Jima. Slate from cameraman notes 'GB 1 to LST' (World War II period).
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