Bombardment on beach of Kerama Retto, Okinawa in Pacific Theater. Rocky shoreline in the background. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium) underway. Rockets fired from Landing Ships. Rocket barrage fired. Black smoke rises up. Several LSMs in view. Battle ships and destroyer ships bombarding. (World War II period).
Bombardment on beach of Kerama Retto, Okinawa in Pacific Theater. Rocket launcher on deck of LSM. Several LSMs in view. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium) underway. Rockets fired from Landing Ships. Rocket barrage fired. Black smoke rises up. Rocky shoreline in the background. (World War II period).
United States soldier sits on a craft. Rocky shoreline in the background. Bombardment on beach of Kerama Retto, Okinawa in Pacific Theater. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium) underway. Rocket barrage fired. Black smoke rises up. (World War II period).
Bombardment on beach of Kerama Retto, Okinawa in Pacific Theater. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium), destroyer ships and battle ships underway. Rockets fired from ships. Rocket barrage fired. Black smoke rises up. Mountains and island in the background. (World War II period).
Two survivors from U.S. Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) on raft as the USS Register (APD-92) comes alongside at sea in the Pacific Theater. Two weary sailors floating on a raft are rescued. Several survivors are carried on deck on stretchers. Survivors on USS Indianapolis transferred on stretchers from deck of APD-92 to LCP alongside.
United States Marine Corps at their base, prepare for raid on Japanese island of Iwo Jima, in the Pacific Theater of World War II. At the base flat cars loaded with troops move towards cargo ships. Marines unload from flat cars onto pier. A R5D plane flying in sky. Marines going up the gangway to transport. Marines hold sea bags and move out. Marines carrying sea bags walk out of pier warehouse and climb up the gangway.