Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment, land at Green Beach One on Okinawa. The lead Marine carries an M1 Thompson, the 2nd Marine carries a M2-2 Flamethrower and a .45. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

Green Beach One Okinawa

This is a rather large piece of Trench Art. A coconut shy possibly made in the Pacific Islands or in New Zealand by the Marines. Hirohito (is it?) takes the most important middle circle with Mussolini and Hitler on either side of him. It was apparently on the back of a truck and the Marines threw small sand filled leather balls to knock them down. I'm looking for wartime photos of it.

Pacific Coconut Shy.

The three survivors of six men who raised that historic flag on Mt. Suribachi, on the island of Iwo Jima, are back in Marine uniforms as they make a Hollywood version of the bloody invasion at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 27, 1949. Here with sound trucks in the background they watch the filming of a scene. The survivors are: left to right, Ira H. Hayes of Babchule, Ariz.; John Bradley of Antigo, Wisc. and Rene Gagnon of Manchester, N.H.. All three have small parts in the film, including a recreation of the flag raising. The movie is "Sands of Iwo Jima". texag57