WWII - 1944, Training Film: LVT, The - Employment

Titles. 12:37:35 Pan across many LVTs along coastal forward base. 12:37:58 Man in LVT, Snorting Bull. CUs names on others: Fearless Fosdick (Dick Tracy); Shoot! Yer-Faded; Virgin Sturgeon; Maggie; Bloody Bucket; cartoon pinups. 12;38:13 Men standing in LVTs, drop & cover, pulling in column formation led by commander on foot, out LST / ships; wait in water. 12:39:13 MCU Officer on LST bow beckoning LVTs for loading. 12:39:24 MS LST 612 w/ bow doors open & LVT; men on ramp of LST, lines thrown & brought aboard stern first. Seen from inside & from water. LS of others in water. 12:40:50 Tanks approaching LST & loading. Seen from inside & boarding. GOOD sequence & MCUs. 12:42:40 Signalman & flotilla underway, column underway & rendezvous w/ ships of transport group. Camouflage painted. 12:43:29 Soldiers from APs down nets into LCVP to LSTs & loading aboard. Men w/ mattresses on deck. GOOD MCUs. 12:44:32 Convoy towards assault area. 12:44:46 Montage: smoke during bombardment; naval gunfire; navy planes; night gun explosions. 12;45:06 Pan fleet at anchor. LVT w/ bow door opening & LVTs down ramp; tanks out. LCTs. Landing craft / VPs loading. 12:47:36 Tanks head for beach, onto sand. VTs unloading & back out to . VPs transfer to VTs. Shuttle movement seen from water & overhead aerial. The End. WWII Pacific Amphibious Landings; WW2; VERY GOOD shots & coverage of various landing craft identified by narration. No combat other than montage.