U.S. Marines during invasion of Iwo Jima in World War II. Marines carry wounded men on stretchers to Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boats, waiting in the surf. Higgins boats; an LCI(G) gunboat; and a Fletcher-class destroyer are seen, offshore, in the background. A double column of marines marching with full field gear along a dirt road. They pass other marines climbing aboard a DUKW headed in the opposite direction. Marines lift a jeep from a DUKW, and place it on the ground, using an A-Frame crane hoist installed on another DUKW. Sequence shifts to the beach, where wounded are seen in a Higgins boat. Coast guard crewmen close the ramp door of the boat so it can proceed away from the shore. Gunboats and ships in background. Next, a Higgins boat hits the beach and marines climb out through the surf, carrying ammunition boxes. They are followed by a jeep driving off the boat. In this same scene, other Higgins boats are seen heading to the shore and the Fletcher-class destroyer, and gun boats are visible in the background. A Higgins boat from the USS Lenawee (APA-195) hits the beach and marines rush ashore from it carrying spools of communications wire and other supplies.
United States Marines advance during the invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. DUKWs advance towards sandy beaches as a fire in wooded area burns. Soldiers crawl through the wooded area. Amphibious vehicles keep arriving on the beach. The marines walk out of Landing Craft Vehicle Personnels (LCVP) on the beach.
United States Marines advance during invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. Navy sailors, enlisted men and officers in ranks stand in files during a drill aboard a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnels (LCVP). Burial of a crew member at the sea. Colors flying from the yardarm down at the halyards. A sailor in the gun tub at dusk.
United States Marines advance during the invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. A convoy of battleships sail in the sea. A Landing Ship Mechanized (LCM) moves alongside a Landing Ship Tank (LST). U.S. soldiers in full gear aboard the LST. A soldier in the gun tub of the LST keeps a watch on the sea. A U.S. Navy destroyer and other small boats near it in the sea.
United States Navy offloads material and equipment on a beach during invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) loaded with supplies and soldiers at the beach. Soldiers, army trucks and jeeps with chained wheels on the deck of LST. Trucks and jeeps drive out of LST on the beach. Several LCVPs ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnels) tied together at the beach. Another LST loaded with jeeps and army trucks on its deck. Smoke arises from an explosion on a distant beach.
United States Navy offload material and equipment on a beach during the invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. Marines hide in the grass on the beach. Some natives walk around the area. A group of natives taken prisoners and a U.S. soldiers guard them. Supplies off loaded from amphibious vehicles. Dead body of a man inspected by the soldiers. DUKW vehicles and soldiers after landing on the beach. Number of natives without any clothes walk towards the landing vehicles.
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