AERIALS OF BOMBARDMENT & LANDING OPERATIONS Kwajalein Islands and Marshall Islands Part 3

Description

1) Ato G Landing craft circling on the water; several large craft in bay; PAN of Kwajalein and Marshall Islands.2) AtoG Landing craft circling small islands.3) AtoG Coastlines of islands; black smoke rising from islands.4) AtoG Ships lying-to off coast of island; PAN along coastline.5) AtoG Coastline of the island.6) AtoG Black smoke rising from Kwajalein Island.7) AtoG Three LSTs beaching.8) AtoG Amphibious Forces lying-to in the bay.9) AtoG Unidentified island; clouds of smoke in fg.10) AtoG Along coast line of islands. (Shaky scenes)11) AtoG Amphibious Forces lying-to offshore.12) AtoG Unidentified AP offshore.13) AtoG Several LSTs lying-to offshore.14) AtoG Four LSTs offshore.15) AtoG Coastline of island; finger-piers jutting into the ocean; small houses on the island; small craft in the water.(jerky)16) AtoG LS Black smoke rising from island.17) AtoG Small island, black smoke rising from it.18) AtoG Two unidentified small islands.19) AtoG Unidentified DDs underway in column.20) AtoG Two DDs and four LCIs underway; PAN to ano LCI underway.21) AtoG Low pass over coastline of island.22) AtoG PAN LCVPs anchored off small finger pier; Amphibious craft offshore.23) AtoG Unidentified DD-type destroyer underway minesweeper in front of DD.24) AtoG Five LCIs underway in column.25) AtoG LSD offshore; finger-pier jutting into harbor; LSTs on shore; PAN along island, another LST sitting on beach; communications tower on island; DD and unidentified ship in bg.26) AtoG Many amphibious craft rendezvousing around DD; smoke rising from island in bg.27) AtoG LS Huge mass of smoke rising from island.28) AtoG Smoke rising from island; Destroyer and CL underway offshore.DESTROYER FUELS AT SEA, ENROUTE SICILY INVASION-Prod. CPU-529) MS Starboard view of USS NIOBRARA (AO-72) underway.30) HA MS Men on deck of the AO rigging fuel lines.31) HA MCU Officers and enlisted man looking over open bridge toward AO.32) HA MS Men aboard DD pulling on line.33) MS Between the two ships; AO and part of structure of another ship being fueled.34) LS USS NIOBRARA alongside destroyer (stern view).

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities