LST-792, LST-713, USMC On Beach, Iwo Jima, 1945 (full)

Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. Naval Photographic Center film #10865. National Archives description "1) LS LST-713; LVTs getting underway. 2) LS Mt. Suribachi; LSTs, foreground (SV). 3) MLS Silhouette of LST underway. 4) LS Mt. Suribachi (SV). 5) LS Beach area; two LSTs, foreground. 6) LS PC lying-to off beach at Iwo Jima. 7) LS Mt. Suribachi; explosion on mountain. 8) LS PAN Beachhead area, LSTs, LCIs on beach. 9) LS Two LSTs up on beach (SV). 10) LS USS Monrovia (AP-64); Pan, down side of AP, landing craft alongside. 11) LS American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi. 12) LS Two LSTs on beach. 13) LS LCT beaching. 14) HA LS Three men retrieving 50 gallon oil drum out of water. 15) LS Gear unloaded on beach. 16) MLS Bow section of LST up on beach, doors open; men standing around. 17) LS Bulldozers coming out of LST. 18) LS Mt. Suribachi, marines, foreground. 19) LS LST pulls up on beach with doors open. 20) LS Bulldozers moving down beach (SV). 21) LS Marines carrying on general activities at beachhead. 22) MLS Marines and equipment on beach; one man eating "C" rations. 23) LS Squad of marines moving out (SV). 24) LS LVT moving down road, followed by half-track. 25) LS Squad of marines starting to move out; weasel wrecked, foreground. 26) HA MLS Marines sleeping in sandbag emplacement. 27) MS Truck half-track moving out; LSTs on beach, background. 28) MS Tin cans in shell crater. 29) LS Two marines (beachmasters) on top of small hill with walkie-talkie. 30) LS Bulldozers moving equipment around on beach. 31) LS Group of marines lying beside knoll of land. 32) LS Unloading operations on beach; Mt. Suribachi, background (SV). 33) LS Task force off beach; bow of LST, right foreground. 34) MLS Marines on side of pile of volcanic ash. 35) LS LCVP beaching; LCI, background, off-loading marines. 36) LS Drag-line off-loaded from LST; more LSTs anchored, background. 37) MS Bow section of LST-792. 38) LS Bulldozer off-loading from LST (SV). 39) LS PBM out in water being towed; cargo ship anchored, background. 40) LS Planes in flight overhead. 41) MS LCT underway, transport anchored, background, camouflaged Thayer method. 42) LS Transport anchored, booms rigged out over side. 43) LS Squadron of planes flying over. 44) LS SP2C in flight overhead. 45) LS LCVP heading toward beach. 46) LS Beach area, smoke rising; LCVP heading for beach. 47) LS LVT underway (water is very rough) (SV). 48) LS PC-1460, LVT, foreground. 49) LS LVT off-loading from LST. 50) MS LVTs underway, LST, background. 51) MLS Bulldozer on beach, LST, background, off-loading truck; portion of task force, background. 52) MLS Trailer, loaded with transformers, hooked up to bulldozer. 53) LS LST-792 up on beach with bow doors open. 54) LS LSTs on beach. 55) LS Trailer, loaded with transformers, on beach; marine standing, foreground. 56) LS Amphibious craft in water (LVTs, LCTs, LCMs). 57) LS Down beach of Iwo Jima (SV). 58) MLS Wrecked LVT; surf breaking over wreckage. 59) LS Two LCIs and an LST with bows up on beach. 60) LS Bulldozer pulling trailer up beach. 61) LS LST-792 with bow up on beach, task force anchored, background. 62) HA MLS Destroyed Japanese food and equipment. 63) LS Shelled-out concrete emplacements. 64) LS Trucks on beach. 65) MLS 75mm howitzer crew firing gun, which is camouflaged with netting. 66) LS Task force out in water; puffs of smoke rising as guns fire. 67) LS 75mm howitzer crew firing gun (SV). 68) LS Supplies loaded onto LVT from beach. 69) LS Supplies on beach. 70) LS Heavy equipment unloaded. 71) LS Drag-line off-loaded from LST; other LSTs anchored, background. 72) LS Wrecked LVT; surf breaking over wreckage; LST-792, background. 73) LS Down beach area toward Mt. Suribachi; heavy equipment unloaded on beach. 74) CU Signalmen sending semaphore; LCM, background. 75) HA MS Marine squatting in volcanic ash. 76) LS Bow section of LST-792, surf breaking onto beach, men unloading 50 gallon oil drums from LCM." National Archives Identifier: 78989

[woofdog]

My dad was in charge of the 1st wave of marines to go into the beaches and he went in with them . My father passed away at the age of 96 4/26/2019 . He also did UDT

[ernestmontagano]

I am a person friend Howard Just, his father, S1c Howard E Just, was killed on his landing craft LCT 713 on D-Day. I am doing research for him and am trying to gather as much info as I can for him put the going is slow....If anyone out there was aboard LCT 713 or remembers Sc1 Just I love to hear from you and or your story..Many Thanks, Ernie