JAPANESE CIVILIANS ON OKINAWAINDEX NO. 11624 PROD: USN (CINCPAC) DATE: 4/26/45 FOOTAGE: 152" Part 1

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1) GV PAN Various Japanese civilian prisoners adjacent to Japanese buildings at Okinawa.2) MStoCU Japanese civilians, women and children, pass camera.3) CUtoMS Small boys roll hoops.4) CU "Military Government Post" sign on corner of Japanese bldg.5) GV General activity of Japanese civilians as they move about carrying personal gear on poles, etc.6) MS Working party of Japanese civilians clear rubble.7) MS Japanese in open-wall house under medical care.8) CU Very old lady is helped from back of truck.9) GV Japanese civilians with their personal gear gathered in collection area.GOODtoFAIRINDEX NO. 11645 PROD. USS ESSEX (CV-9) DATE: 4/6/45 FOOTAGE: 69"1) AV Tracer strafe Japanese plane in flight (UX).2) AV Tracer strafe Japanese plane; it explodes and burns (SV). GGOODINDEX NO.11614 PROD: USS WEST VIRGINIA DATE: 4/26/45 FOOTAGE: 54"BOMBARDMENT OF IE SHIMA1) LS Bombardment of IE Shima, smoke columns rise (SV).2) LS Planes dive and bomb mountain on IE S.GOODTD2C ATTEMPTS TO LANDINDEX NO. 11619 PROD: UTILITY SQUADRON *7 DATE: 4/27/45 FOOTAGE: 100"1) MS Target drone TD2C lands, hook on and crashes.2) MS PAN Take off of JMI and JRB aircraft (SV).3) MS PAN TD2C makes several attempts to land.GOODJAPANESE CIVILIANS ON OKINAWAINDEX NO. 11627 PROD: USN (COMPHIBPAC) DATE 4/27/45 FOOTAGE: 67"1) GV Okinawa beachhead taken from LCVP on way to beach, troops in LCVP, fg.2) MS PAN Japanese buildings on Okinawa.3) HStoCU Three goats.4) HA PAN Thatched buildings of native village.5) MS Small Japanese child poses for camera.6) HStoMS Various views of family group sitting in open walled buildings.7) GV PAN Wrecked Japanese planes on airfield, F6F"s parked in bg.QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities