DESTROYER OFF IWO JIMA Part 2

Description

1) MS-Pan Iwo Jima shoreline under bombardment, phosphorous shell burst seen-SV.2) CU Lookouts, telephone talkers & others on bridge of USS GATLING, claw type search radar antenna BG.3) LS-Pan Iwo Jima showing Mt. Suribachi BG.4) LS-Pan Beachhead area at Iwo showing landing craft operating close to beach.5) CU-Pan Base of Mt. Suribachi showing cave formations.6) MS-Shaky pan Beachhead area including base of Suribachi.7) CU DD lying off Iwo Jima shore, beach activity BG.8) LS B-29 in flight.9) MS DD underway.10) CU LCM with load of ammunition comes alongside, working party carries ammunition aboard DD.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities