U.S. Marines during invasion of Iwo Jima in World War II. Marines carry wounded men on stretchers to Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boats, waiting in the surf. Higgins boats; an LCI(G) gunboat; and a Fletcher-class destroyer are seen, offshore, in the background. A double column of marines marching with full field gear along a dirt road. They pass other marines climbing aboard a DUKW headed in the opposite direction. Marines lift a jeep from a DUKW, and place it on the ground, using an A-Frame crane hoist installed on another DUKW. Sequence shifts to the beach, where wounded are seen in a Higgins boat. Coast guard crewmen close the ramp door of the boat so it can proceed away from the shore. Gunboats and ships in background. Next, a Higgins boat hits the beach and marines climb out through the surf, carrying ammunition boxes. They are followed by a jeep driving off the boat. In this same scene, other Higgins boats are seen heading to the shore and the Fletcher-class destroyer, and gun boats are visible in the background. A Higgins boat from the USS Lenawee (APA-195) hits the beach and marines rush ashore from it carrying spools of communications wire and other supplies.
United States soldiers offload vehicles from amphibious vehicles during Philippine invasion of Lingayen Gulf in World War II. A soldier on a jeep offloaded from a Landing Ship Tank (LST) almost completely covered by sea water. A bulldozer tank pulls the jeep out on the beach. Troops on a truck which is offloaded from the LST.
United States soldiers move inwards during the Philippine invasion of Lingayen Gulf in World War II. They inspect a wrecked Japanese Air Force plane in a field. American soldiers climb on the wings of the airplane. The burnt fuselage and destroyed engine of the plane. Symbol of Imperial Japanese Air Services on the fuselage of the plane. Trucks loaded with troops driven away from the field.
United States Army soldiers move inwards during the Philippine invasion of Lingayen Gulf in World War II. A soldier sitting at a camp watch through binoculars. A U.S. Army radio operator sitting inside a camp talk into a microphone. The soldiers sit outside their camp and talk to a Filipino civilian man smoking a cigarette. Several Filipino civilians gather around the United States Army soldiers as they pass 'C' rations to them.
United States soldiers advance during Philippine invasion of Lingayen Gulf in World War II. A soldier sitting at a camp watches with binoculars. A U.S. Army Landing Ship Tank (LST) stationed near a beach. Soldiers in amphibious vehicles. The men wade towards the beach in shoulder high water. The LST approaches a beach. Other navy boats and ship follow behind. Military vehicles and equipment offloaded from amphibious boats into trucks by enlisted native men. U.S. soldiers with their rifles watch the loading. Amphibious vehicles are driven on the sandy beaches.
United States soldiers advance during Philippine invasion of Lingayen, Luzon during World War II. A soldier sitting at a camp watch with binoculars. A U.S. Army Landing Ship Tank (LST) stationed near a beach with its doors open. Soldiers in DUKWs slide down its ramp into sea water and move towards the beach. A soldier talks to enlisted natives. A tank bulldozer drives out of the LST and pushes sand to make a ramp. DUKWs driven on sandy beaches and other military equipment is offloaded from LSTs. A convoy of DUKWs driven on the sandy beach.
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