170TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US MARINE CORPS Part 2

Description

Summary: Seq: Aboard carrier: Planes taxi into position and take off. VS, planes in air and Japanese plane being strafed. VS, reactions of men in South Pacific posts when they hear news of Japan's surrender. HSs, marine recruits at Paris Island cheering. AV, Wake Island. LS, MSs, marines hoist flag on Wake Island. CU, US flag flying from mast. LS, US convoy; Mt Fujiyama in bg. Seq: Marines land on the mainland of Japan and raise US flag. Column of marines matches into Japanese naval base. Seq: Japanese surrender their Samurai swords. Marines destroy Japanese small arms. SH, Mount Fujiyama. MCUs, Gen Alexander A Vandegrift seated at desk speaking of the victories of the Marine Corps.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities