The Snapshots in Time Collection
Troops Viewing Coastline and Landing Craft from Ship's Rail, Okinawa Campaign, WWII
Servicemen aboard a transport ship watch landing craft and support vessels operating near the Okinawan coast, with the distinctive pinnacle hill of Ie Shima visible in the distance. Photographs like this document the massive naval buildup that supported the 1945 Okinawa campaign, one of the largest amphibious operations of the Pacific War. Project: 218466