LCVP loaded with casualties pulls alongside. Casualties pulled up on LST. They are taken on stretchers for treatment.
USS LST 349 (Landing Ship, Tank) founders on rocks at Isle of Ponza, Italy in World War II. Many U.S. sailors on solid ground attempt to hold the vessel steady with lines, to enable rescue of persons on board. Strong and powerful waves make rescue difficult. Among those aboard are German prisoners of war who are helped from the LST to the rocks on shore. Men in lift raft, are in danger of being crushed between the ship's hull and the rocks. Men seen on low rocks, and one is swept back into the sea by a wave. In final scenes, only the top mast of the sunken ship is visible above the water.
British Medical corpsmen attend to German prisoners who survived LST (Landing Ship, Tank) foundering on Italian coast. (World War II period).
Sailor playing mumblety peg board with jackknife. Sailor eats in the background. Several LST tied up to dock. Buildings in the background. Deck of LST as it makes its way out of harbor. Stern view of LST-75 as it moves out of harbor.
Several U.S. sailors (or Coast Guardsmen) test fire hose and other fire fighting equipment aboard a Landing Ship Tank (LST) in Portland England, during World War 2. LST is tied up to pier and Verne Citadel and Radio mast are seen in the background. Sailor holds fire hose over the side. Group of soldiers sit on deck of LST eating a meal from their individual mess kits. Amphibious barge goes across harbor. Fuel storage tanks seen on beach in the background, as well as Naval fuel depot at R3 Hard embarkation point.
U.S. sailor gives a soldier a haircut on deck near 40mm mount. Other soldiers chat and smile. (World War II period).
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