United States LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A signal man aboard (Landing Ship Tank) LST -782 as he sends a blinker signal. Chief Petty Officer by his side as he takes down a message. A message on a clipboard. Signal man holds the message as he sends it through the blinker.
United States Navy LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A clipboard with a message on it. Quartermaster takes out a signal flag bag aboard LST-782 (Landing Ship Tank). A signal man sends up a flag hoist out of the flag bag. Flag hoist at the yardarm. Signalman sends up a hoist. Signalman takes flags out of the flag bag. Two signalmen execute the flag hoist. Signalmen send up the hoist. Four signal men bring down and send up signal hoists.
United States LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A catholic Chaplain conducts a mass aboard LST-782 (Landing Ship Tank). Congregation in the background. Chaplain says the mass. Chaplain conducts prayers. Holy communion being served to the sailors aboard the LST. Chaplain at altar as he prays and sailors in the background.
United States LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. An officer uses a sea ladder to go over the side of a ship. An LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) alongside an LST (Landing Ship Tank). Soldiers climb cargo nets from LCVP and to come aboard an LST. An LCVP comes alongside the LST-782 with smoke pots in rear section. An LCVP pulls alongside. An LCM (Landing Craft , Mechanized) alongside the LST-782. Marines climb up a cargo net and come aboard LST-782. Marines in combat gear in the LCM and a Fletcher class destroyer in the background.
Preparations for Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. Mechanic works on engines of U.S. Navy pb4y-1 (Navy version of USAAF B-24 Liberator bomber). A man cleans a detached nose gun. Another examines a gun aboard the pb4y-1 aircraft. An officer looks on as mechanics work on a pb4y-1. Officer talks to a mechanic. Men work on propellers of the aircraft as they rotate the propellers.
Causalities during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. A litter wounded being loaded aboard a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). Navy hospital ship USS Samaritan (AH-10) at anchor. Wounded aboard the LCVP underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy PBM mariner at sea. LCVP comes along side USS Lubbock( APA-197). Litter wounded being hoisted aboard the USS Lubbock.
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