Beachhead activities in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. U.S. Marine gun crew operates field Howitzer. Interior of bow ramp of a LST (Landing Ship Tank) as jeep backs ashore. LSTs on beach and working parties in the foreground.
Beachhead activities in Iwo Jima, Japan during the battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. LST (Landing Ship Tank) approaches the beach. Large crane loads fuel drums on armored weapon carrier. Amphibious crafts and trucks move on to the beach area. LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) as casualties are placed on deck in litter. Gun crew loads shells into artillery and they operate it.
Staff officers aboard USS Estes off the shore Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Interior of a plotting room aboard USS Estes (AGC-12) as staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa using charts and operation plans. A teletype screen on a bulkhead in the background. The shoreline of Okinawa shows shells bursting and smoke columns near the beach. The message "Suicide boats hidden in inaccessible caves along beaches" appears on the teletype screen. A New York Class battleship from starboard quarter as signal hoist is raised on halyards. An officer reads a letter and turns pages. Pictures of suicide boats in caves are enclosed.
Major General Curtis E. LeMay and staff watch movies in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General and Commander of 21st Bomber Command Curtis E. LeMay with staff watches movies. A screen in the background. LeMay and staff seated in chairs as they watch the movies. Major General Lemay smokes a cigarette as he talks a staff personnel. The screen shows USAAF B-29 Superfortresses taking off to bomb Japan. A pilot and a copilot in a cockpit. Bombings over a target. Explosions and smoke over targets. Staff personnel look at a map.
Major General Curtis E. LeMay and staff watch movies in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General and Commander of 21st Bomber Command Curtis E. LeMay with staff watches movies. A screen in the background. LeMay smokes a cigarette as he talks to a staff personnel. The screen shows USAAF B-29 Superfortresses taking off to bomb Japan. A pilot and a copilot in a cockpit. They operate controls. Bombings over a target. Explosions and smoke over targets.
Major General Curtis E. LeMay and staff watches movies in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General and Commander of 21st Bomber Command Curtis E. LeMay with staff watches movies. A screen in the background. LeMay smokes a cigarette as he talks to a staff personnel. The screen shows USAAF B-29 Superfortresses taking off to bomb Japan. Palm trees in the foreground. A pilot and a copilot in a cockpit. They operate controls. Bombings over target. Explosions and smoke over the targets. Staff personnel look at a map.