US NAVY CARRIER FRANKLIN. REMARK= On Board the Franklin and other ships Part 2

Description

Summary: LS, listing carrier, USS Franklin; USS Hickok in fg. FS, rescue of several sailors from drifting float. LS, burning carrier. By Dawn USS Franklin Proceeds Under Own Power VS, ship under way. Int shots, lower deck of carrier, men clear debris, push plane engine and dolly truck into sea, lift bomb from floor. MS, fire-scarred US flag flies from mast of carrier. Additional Sequences, Mast at Ulithi Probably 25 March Short scene, Catholic services aboard ship. The Voyage from the Canal North VS, USS Franklin passing through locks of Panama Canal. Presentation of medals to naval personnel aboard ship. CU, Purple Heart medal on sailor's Uniform. CUs, numerous individual shots of crew members. MS, two men hold encased US flag which was on the burning USS Franklin. In New York Harbor MS, forward views, side views, USS Franklin returning to NY under own power. Charred deck of the carrier. Picturesque views, carrier passing Statue of Liberty. One view of statue framed by wreckage of ship's deck. Ship passing Battery skyline.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities