A 30 caliber machine gun (MG) mounted on a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) called a Papa boat, cruise in water near beach. A gunner secured to the gunnels of the 30 caliber MG. The gunner looks at USS Iredell County. A coxswain at the controls. A LCU-600 (Landing Craft Utility) moves fast across USS Iredell County. Heavy duty forklifts offloading supplies from USS Iredell County on the beach ramp.
Men and vehicles moving on beach ramp. Supplies stacked on beach ramp. A (Land Ship Tank) LST-1141 (USS Stone County)up to the beach ramp. A fork lift with load enters the LST. Stacks of lumber lying in the beach area. Men assist in loading the lumber to the fork-truck. They chain the stack to the fork. The fork-truck moves with stack to the ship. The heavy wheels of the fork-truck moves up the ramp of LST. The fork-truck moving into tank deck of LST.
Two men chain lumber stack to fork of the fork-truck. Pier team cargo handlers give hand signals to the fork-truck operator. The truck operator at the steering controls the uploading. The fork-truck moves lumber stacks to the ship. A fork-truck enters the lowered bow of the LST. It unloads the lumber stack at the base of the tank deck. A fork-truck slides its fork under a lumber stack and lowers it to ground on wooden bases. LST-1141 with its bow down in the beach area
Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered to fore ground. A fork-truck enters the ramp from ground. It moves over the ramp and enters the deck. It unloads the lumber stack on main deck. A fork-truck drives on the steep ramp and reach the main deck. It also unloads the lumber stack. The truck operator controls the steering. A man with a pad notes down and checks the loads as it arrives. The bow of LST-1141 hits the beach. A fork-truck unloads on the main deck.
Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered. A 5 ton truck enters the ramp and moves to the main deck. 'US Navy 96-29416 is written on side of the truck. A 6 ton truck is backed on the deck. Driver positions truck into parking. Men secure lumber planks by chains and ropes. A man tightens the screws of jack securing the chains to deck. Other jacks are also tightened.
CWO (Chief Warrant Officer), Edward Shea, skipper of the LT-1940 tugboat and working with 358th Detachment,10th transportation battalion of United States sits with Captain Chas Conn on the LT-1940. Tugboats move on water in the background. Captain Chas Conn interviews Edward Shea. CWO Shea answers about his mission, port, tugboat activities and his personal career
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