HOMECOMING OF THE USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) Part 2

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<*>NAS, San Diego, Calif.MCU Wives waving greetings as the USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) prepares to tie up at quay wall.MS MAYOR of San Diego speaking.MS Consul of Sweden, WALDO HOMBURG, speaks greetings.MS VADM SPRAGUE speaking.MS MISS CALIFORNIA standing with flowers waving to ship; spectators in BG.GV High-ranking officer looking up at the VALLEY FORGE's scoreboard; included are VADM SPRAGUE, Group CDR, CAPT of the ship, and RADM HOSKINS.MS VADM SPRAGUE standing with flowers just received from MISS CALIFORNIA; San Diego in BG; DD's moored to ship.GV Sailors (in dress blues) coming down gangway carrying personal effects and crates.MS Sailor on dock kissing his wife and daughter.GV Sailors(in blues) coming down gangway, carrying boxes and seabags (This is a liberty party disembarking) (MV).LS Men coming down gangway; men standing on ship watching spectators on dock in FG.QUALITYLS VALLEY FORGE coming into San Diego channel; saluting battery off North Island in FG; helicopters hovering over ship.GV VALLEY FORGE in the channel, framed by a gunner and saluting battery (low white fence around saluting battery area). Men at quarters aboard ship.MS Men being greeted by their wives on dock (SV).GV Wives and children waving to the ship.MCU/CU Men greeting and kissing their wives and families (MV).GV Mayor of San Diego speaking.GV Consul ofSweden, Mr. HOMBURG, speaking.MS CPO's greeting their families on dock (MV).<*>Many good scenes of greeting.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities