SEC. GATES ARRIVES HENDERSON FIELD AND IS GREETED BY ADM. MITSCHER & OTHERS Part 1

Description

1) MCU Officers talking with one another at henderson Field.2) CU Head and shoulders of SEC. GATES (SV).3) HA LS Airstrip at Henderson Field.4) MS B-17's parked off field (SV).5) MS PV-1 taxiing at Henderson Field.6) MCU GATES and other officers get out of PV-1 and shake hands with man.7) CU Gates and officers shaking hands. (SV)8) CU GATES and ADM. MITSCHER (SV).9) CU Gen. R.J. Mitchell, USMC, and ADM MITSCHER. (SV)10) MCU MITSCHER and GATES get into jeep and leave (SV).11) MS Crewmembers standing by the PV-1 (SV).12) MS Several officers climb in PV-1.13) MS Two officers looking over port en of the PV-1.14) MCU Gates and officers conversing (SV).15) LS Several F4F's landing and taking off from field; F4U's parked on mat.16) MCU Gates talking with several officers. (SV)17) MCU Large flat bed truck comes out of LST on beach.18) LS PAN Harbor area; several LST's lying off shore; several vehicles parked on deck of one of them.19) MS Several damaged buildings; troops walking thru them.20) MS Large bulldozer coming down the ramp of LST at Anzio.21) MS LST on beach, bow doors open, ramp down; army men watch from beach (SV).

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities