Activities Aboard U.S. Tank Landing Ship at Sea, Japan, Okinawa Campaign, 1945 (full)

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2016
  • Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. This may be footage aboard LST-1139 on the way to occupation duty in Japan? United States Marines read, play harmonica, sleep on deck of LST. Sailors look over side of ship. Live shark gutted on deck. Sailor sends blinker code. Shot of water and anchor. Silhouette shot of blinker code. View of ship at sea (LST-1139?). Cargo on deck loaded into truck on deck. Truck has "YOKOSUKA EXPRESS" painted on it. Sailors practice morse code with a key, sounder and light bulb and stop watch.
    United States Naval Photographic Center film #10707.
    National Archives description "This film shows activities aboard a U.S. ship, as well as scenes in Japan, around Tokyo, and the Emperor's Palace."
    National Archives Identifier: 2133267

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