Play the LST-884 short video
footage from 1 April 1945
Total time about 62 seconds with titles & credits (approx 6Mb)
Selected pages (PDF) from the ComPhibGrp 7 Action Report
Link to complete 110 page report (May require high speed DSL or cable!)
United States LST Association
article from the November/December 1990 edition of
LST Scuttlebutt detailing the events of 1 April 1945:
Complete page (11½" x 16") PDF available on
request.
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Addendum
Newspaper article dated 1 April 1945 believed to be from the
Marion Star of Marion, Ohio discussing the big picture in
the Pacific (U.S. viewpoint): From the Stuart Flockencier files.