U.S. amphibious landings in Okinawa. Landing vehicles come down ramp of LST (landing Ship, Tank) in shallow water. View of LST 794, other ships in the far background. Line of LVT A4's moves along in water. 50 Caliber machine gun aboard LVT A4 in the foreground. LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) and LVTA-4's (Landing Vehicle Tracked, Armored) headed for shore. Large ship in the far background fires guns. Landing craft in the foreground. Marines wear camouflaged helmets in landing craft as it is moving towards shore. (World War II period).
U.S. amphibious landings on Red Beach 2 in Okinawa during World War 2. U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Metcalf (DD-595) fires guns toward shore. Behind her is the Cruiser, USS Baltimore (CA-68) also firing her guns. Closeup of the USS Metcalf as first waves of Company "A", 4th U.S. Marine Regiment, in amphibious landing craft head toward Red Beach 2. They pass in front of the USS Metcalf and USS Baltimore, as both ships continue firing at the shore. Views from a landing craft of others in the first landing wave. Brief closeup of U.S. Marines crowded in their landing craft.
U.S. amphibious landings following L-Day in Okinawa. Line of Marines with weapons files through wooded area. Marine runs forward carrying flamethrower. Hilly and red terrain all over. Marines fire M1 rifles. They stand up and advance slowly. LVT A-4 (Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Armored) moves slowly over hilly terrain. Marines follow LVT A-4. LVT A-4 passes on rough hilly terrain. One Marine holds Thompson submachine gun. (World War II period).
U.S. 6th Marine Division 4th Marines and tanks in Okinawa following amphibious landings of L-Day. Marines advance over hilly terrain. Ocean in the background. Scattered formation of Marines as they advance across level, red terrain. Marine gives hand signals. Other Marines in the background advance. Smoke in the far background. LVT A-4 (Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Armored) advance. Marine with flamethrower passes by monument. Two tanks with parts of floatation gear still attached advance on red terrain. Marines in the background advance.
U.S. Naval and Marine officers aboard ship following L-Day landings of Okinawa. General Shepherd, Naval officer Commodore Herbert Bain Knowles and other Marine officer William Tardy Clement (Assistant Commanding Officer of 6th Marine Division, and in 1945 commanded Third Fleet landing force in Japan) look over bridge of ship. They turn around and pose. General Shepherd speaks.
U.S. amphibious landings following L-Day in Okinawa. View of a destroyer underway heading for Okinawa. A small sailboat passes by in the foreground. U.S. 6th Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marines aboard LST-952 (Landing Ship Tank). Marines clean bayonets, moving around on deck of ship. Deck crowded with men.
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