SBD & TBF STRIKE ON KWAJALEIN ATOLL INVASION OF MARSHALL ISLANDS Part 1

Description

1) AtoG USS ESSEX (CV-9).2) AtoA MS TBF in flight.3) AtoA MS SBD in flight.4) AtoG Shipping in harbor at kwajalein (SV).5) AtoG Peninsula of Kwajalein (SV).6) AtoG Unidentified CL, smoke coming from it.7) AtoG Smoke column nising from ground (SV).8) AtoG Atoll in the Kwajalein group (SV).9) AtoG Ships burning in Kwajalein harbor.10) AtoG LCI underway. (Above scenes hazy)11) AtoA LS Pilot and gunner in SBD in flight (SV).12) AtoA MS SBDs in flight (SV).13) AtoG Atoll of Kwajalein.14) AtoG Bomb exploding on atoll.15) AtoG Smoke rising from Japanese installation on atoll, after bomb hit.16) AtoG Coastline of Japanese-held island; smoke rising from buildings; bomb craters on the island (SV). G17) AtoG Japanese installations on small island being bombed and strafed (SV).18) LS Battleship underway; smoke screen; other s in bg (SV).19) LS Unidentified carrier underway; man sending blinker signals in fg.20) LS Unidentified DD-type destroyers underway.21) AtoG Bomb splashes in water off atoll.22) AtoG Landing craft and other ships in harbor; clouds in bg.23) AtoG Burning installations on crescent-shaped atoll.24) MLS Small boat underway; other ships underway in bg.25) LA MS Main deck of cargo ship.26) LA MS ADM A.G. KIRK, COL R.H. JESCHKE, USMC, and CAPT T.F. WELLINGS on bridge of ship.27) HA MS ADM KIRK, COL JESCHKE and CAPT WELLINGS coming down gangway of ship.28) MS The three officers and other unidentified officers boarding train in railroad terminal in Gourock, Scotland.29) MS Civilians loading freight onto train.30) MS Officers saluting as they walk down platform of railroad station in Gourock, Scotland.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities