PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND AT SEA Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8281-1 ADC 8281 SOURCE: AFCF (US Navy Shipment #20) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 664 ea Silent PEARL HARBOR Hawaii and At Sea, 4 Sept 50 Stern view of Navy tug in harbor. SS, ships band playing on quarterdeck of USS Missouri. Leadsman taking soundings while ship is under way in channel. CU, as leadsman throws out line. Seamen moving heavy hawser line along the deck. MLS aboard the Missouri as batteries of 5-inch guns are fired during gunnery practice. The guns are elevated as they continue firing at sleeve target. LS, showing the Missouri at open pier. The view of the vessel is obscured by the giant cranes in fgo Aboard Missouri at sea: MLS & MS, both RV, two crews firing 20mm guns. Cut to, part of the superstructure with 40mm twin AA guns firing. Another section of the superstructure, the 40mm guns firing rapidly (good shot). LS, island (Kahoolawe) used for gunnery practice, looking out toward the water. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 (Note: Excellent shots of men at battle stations even though it is target practice.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8281-2 ADC 8281 SOURCE: AFCF (US Navy Shipment #20) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH E APC MP 664 ea Silent PEARL HARBOR (CONT'D) Hawaii and At Sea, 4 Sept 50 (CONT'D) MS, 5-inch guns being fired at sky. In rfg men looking up. LS, looking from amidships towards bow, as ship is under way. MS, men of the gunnery crew looking up to the sky; one man holding fingers to ears as 5-inch guns are fired. MS, ammo handlers, handing 40mm clips to the gun crews. H MS, as the 40mm twin. guns are fired. Cut-ins, members of the crews. MCU RV, two men finishing the putting of the clips in the guns. CU, crew member chewing gum, looking up. CU, ammo bearer holding 40mm clip of shells. Shot of tracers streaking out, breaking and leaving black puffs in sky. MS, crewman looking through range finder. RG 111 CU, member of the crew speaking over mike. Accession III-NAV-210 Shot from the bridge looking toward bow of Missouri under way. CU, seaman looking through binoculars. HS, looking out towards the bow as the big guns are traversed from r to 1. Same position, two turrets of 16-inch guns, being fired. HMS, two gun turrets being fired from r to 1 (Note: Excellent shots of men at battle stations even though it is target practice.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities