The Snapshots in Time Collection

Bulldozer Hauling Ammunition Through Okinawa Mud, 1945

Bulldozer Hauling Ammunition Through Okinawa Mud, 1945

Marines struggle to move ammunition through deep mud during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945. Torrential spring rains turned the battlefield into a quagmire, forcing combat engineers to rely on bulldozers and improvised sleds to keep vital ammunition supplies moving to the front lines. Project: 218500