Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Operation Iceberg . . . . Invasion of Okinawa 1 April 1945




Underwater Demolition Teams at Work.  In their mission at Okinawa, UDT member daubed aluminum paint on their bodies as camouflage to throw off Japanese marksmen. Photographed on the fantail of a fast transport (APD), circa Spring 1945.

 USS Idaho (BB-42) Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, 1 April 1945.     Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48).