The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Stowing Supplies Under Wing of Disabled Jap Plane" - US Marine Corps Photo 16-1, Okinawa, 1945
US Marines stow supplies beside a disabled Japanese aircraft on a captured airfield during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945. Official Marine Corps Photo 16-1 documents the rapid logistical buildup that followed the seizure of Okinawa's airfields early in the campaign. Project: 218500