A tractor descends ramp of LST (Landing Ship, Tank ) vessel. Men carry litter case. Men carry wounded on stretchers. A man on a stretcher. Bandages on wounds. A man applies Sulfa powder and bandages at the wounds. (World War II period).
Overseas activities of United States Coast Guard in World War II. November 20, 1943, U.S. Marine Corps invade Tarawa Atoll. Naval warships bombard Tarawa. Transport ship USS Arthur Middleton underway. Only 1 out of 5 U.S. troops reach the beach in first wave of attack. Firing and explosion. U.S. troops wade. Many U.S. Marines injured during the landing on Tarawa. The U.S. Coast Guard brings back the wounded to the transport ship. Wounded soldiers lifted on stretchers.
Allied invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway in Pacific Theater. LVT underway towards beach. Landing Craft Infantry aboard LVT. Shoreline of Aguni Jima in view. Loaded Landing Crafts approach beach. LVT lands on beach. Control boat and auxiliary craft on beach. Destroyer ships in view. Landing Craft Infantry advances and disperses on the beach.
Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. Bombardment on an open area by the Allied Troops. Smoke rises up in the sky. Japanese civilians gathered, including children, who are carried by adults. (World War II period).
Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. Japanese civilians sit on ground. A child with bandages on head. U.S. Marine Corpsman bandages small child's head. Another marine bandages a child who has his leg in a splint, and a baby with a wound to the leg.
Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway in Pacific Theater. Control Boat 'flying Charlie' underway. Landing Craft Infantry aboard LVT. Shoreline of Aguni Jima in view. Bombing on the shoreline. Smoke rises due to explosions on the shoreline. Destroyer ships underway. (World War II period).
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