A U.S. mine sweep boat operation in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Wonsan in Korea. Men on stern of a boat as it pulls in a mine. The mine sweep boat tows a mine as it comes along side an LSD (Landing ship Dock). A crane hooks onto a mine and swings it over the well deck. The mine is lowered into the well deck as men try to unload it.
A U.S. mine sweep boat operation off the coast of Wonsan in Korea. Five LCVPs ( Landing Crafts Vehicle Personnel ) on the well deck of a Landing Ship Dock( LSD )underway in the Sea of Japan. Water washes the deck of the LSD. LCVPs unload as a ramp is lowered. LCVPs underway at the sea. Men pull up the ramp of the LSD after the LCVPs have been unloaded.
A U.S. mine sweep boat operation in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Wonsan in Korea. An LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) winding in cable to which the buoy is attached. Several LCVPs underway. A mine floats in water. Men aboard a disposal boat as men of Underwater Water Demolition Team climb into a rubber raft and paddle away. The boat crew strings out a cable to tow the mine. The mine being towed.
Interior of the USS Spadefish (SS-411) in the Sea of Japan, during World War 2, as the Captain looks through the periscope. Slate states "U.S.S. Spadefish puts two torpedoes in a Kamoi Maru outside Makoa Breakwater at the Gulf of Tartary." The Captain (a Navy commander) lowers the periscope and issues instructions to the crew.The Captain, back at the periscope, while a Lieutenant stands nearby holding a watch and apparently marking time. The Captain lowers the periscope.
View of the training center at the Tsuchiura Navy Air Corps, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Buildings in the Imperial Japanese Navy Flying Department Practice Club. Exterior of Japanese cadet barracks at early morning. Japanese Naval Air cadets sleeping in long lines of arranged hammocks. Loudspeaker sounding to wake cadets. A man makes an announcement through the siren. Navy cadets rise from their hammocks at reveille. Cadets rolling and tying their hammocks. They put their rolled hammocks back into place. Japanese naval cadets jogging on the grounds of the Tsuchiura Navy Air Corps. Japanese cadets in formation at morning quarters. Japanese officer on platform giving commands thru microphone. Japanese cadets in formation singing the national anthem, Kimigayo. Japanese calligraphy inscription. Cadets in formation; open formation for exercises. Hundreds or thousands of cadets doing early morning exercises (taisou). Japanese sailor ringing bell near barracks.
United states President John F. Kennedy Memorial Dedication at Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, following the assassination death of President Kennedy. Military officials salute to a portrait of President Kennedy on display during the memorial service. Camera men record the event with cameras. A man lights a Japanese stone lantern called tōrō. A lighted tōrō beside President Kennedy’s portrait. Military officials and Japanese civilians including women pay their respects to President Kennedy. 1st Lt. Joseph C. Kennedy, Jr. unveils a monument with an inscription that reads: "In memory of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States of America." Funeral wreaths on display near the monument. Two honor guards holding flags. Closer view of monument inscription. Japanese women in kimonos attend the memorial service.
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