Charles J. Andres WW II Seapower Magazine cover "Taking Back the Islands from the Japanese"

"Taking Back the Islands"

Cover for Seapower Magazine, 1944

In a scene that was repeated throughout the Pacific, a mix of LST troop transports escorted by the very fast PT (Patrol Torpedo) boats move in through a smokescreen. A large oil fire rages in the background. An airplane that has been shot down falls into the scene.