Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.

U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches

Identifier:: 052393
Title:: U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches
Date:: 1945/04
Description:: Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.
Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island., Battleships., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Okinawa Island., World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area., World War II., U.S.S. West Virginia., Sailors--United States.
Corporate Names:: United States. Navy., U.S.S. West Virginia.
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView