A CUB airfield under construction by 1398th Engineering Construction Battalion in Okinawa, Japan. A sign reads "163rd Liaison Squadron and 1st Air Depot Unit". Military trucks move on the road with the air field in the background.
A CUB airfield constructed by 1398th Engineer Construction Battalion in Okinawa, Japan. Rows of military trucks parked at the site. Military trucks and jeeps carrying soldiers move away. Some trucks loaded with sand also pull away from the constructed site. (World War II period).
A CUB airfield constructed by 1398th Engineer Construction Battalion in Okinawa, Japan. Row of American air planes at the field. A wind wane shows direction of wind blow. Tents and an American plane at the field. A road roller levels the ground. (World War II period).
Lieutenant General Simon B Buckner addresses a press conference at a tent in Okinawa, Japan. Media persons take down notes as Buckner speaks. He points out at a map while speaking.
Operation Crossroads activity preparing for Test Able. Shows LCT- 1113, LSTs 133 and 545. Monitoring personnel are seen maneuvering in small boats at side of LST-133. LST-133 was the first tank landing ship to reach Omaha beach during the Normandy Invasion and also served in Okinawa. William I. Scheunemann was one of the many who served aboard LST-133 during World War II.
Operation Crossroads following atomic test "Able." LlST-545, USS Fillmore (APA-83), and the Navy hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9).
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