United States Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States in World War II. Marines aboard a LST (Landing Ship Tank) as they work on steel frame structures to construct antennas as aircraft warning equipment. Man use a hoist to pull up a part of radar gear onto antennae. Men work on the electronic gear on the deck of LST. Men assemble warning equipment aboard LST. A gunner's mate pass out carbine to Marines. Radar being assembled as men pull up steel frame structures and put them together.
United States Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan in World War II. Bow section of (Landing Ship Tank) LST-940. LCT (Landing Craft Tank) on deck of LST. U.S. Navy TBF aircraft in flight. Men on the bridge of LST as they look out. A landing craft moves past in the foreground. Assault force at Iwo Jima and Mount Suribachi in the background. Explosions occur on the beach. Camouflaged LSTs in the foreground. Men on deck of LST. Smoke rises from a LST after it is hit. LCT on deck of a camouflaged LST. LSTs fire at the beach of Iwo Jima. Silhouette of a man on the flying bridge of LST. Four aircraft in flight. Mt. Suribachi and LSTs at anchor. Aircraft fly overhead. Marine on flying bridge of the LST. A coast guardsman wearing life jacket and steel helmet. Stern section of a transport ship. LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) start to rendezvous out in water. Landing crafts get ready for assault.
United States Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan in World War II. U.S. Navy PB4Y aircraft in flight over the area. LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) and other vessels off the shore and Mt. Suribachi in the background. Ships in the foreground as smoke rises from the Iwo Jima coastline. PB4Y aircraft in flight. Landing crafts approach the coast. A LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway towards the coast.
United States Marines in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. The United States Marines push a field howitzer and attach it to LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) for towing it. The field howitzer attached to LVT. U.S. Marines of the 1st Battalion at a field howitzer as they await orders to fire. The shells being loaded and artillery fired. The gun crew of field howitzer in the gun pit and invasion fleet offshore in the background. Gun emplacements on the beach with guns of the Abel and Baker Batteries. The gun crew in emplacements. Guns being fired as smoke rises.
United States Marines in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Dead Japanese soldiers on the ground including one still holding a live grenade. Shells explode on a beach as men advance. The North end of the island being bombarded by U.S. forces as explosions occur. Smoke rises due to bombardment. An aircraft in flight as bombardment occurs.
The officers and men of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Catfish (SS-339) receive Submarine Warfare Insignia pins during final days of World War 2. An officer pins the "Dolphins" on the officers while the crew stand in formation on the deck of the submarine. The officer then presents badges to each of the men and shakes hands with them. After the ceremony concludes, a Chief Petty Officer displays his Submarine Warfare Badge.
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