MARIANAS INVASION FIRE ABOARD THE PAN-AMERICAN FREIGHTER EUREKA Part 1

Description

1) MS Guamanian village on island of Guam after invasion; US flag flying from palm tree in BG.2) MS Street scene, with natives going about their daily routine.3) MS Women and children outside an open hut, washing clothes.4) MS Men, women and children under a tree.5) MS People walking up and down streets of camp.6) LS Fire and smoke coming up from patch in the island; phosphorous bomb explodes.7) MLS LCI"s underway in column.8) MS Small vessel laying a smoke screen.9) MLS LST and LSVP"s.10) MS LST underway.11) CU CG officer looking through binoculars, out over the water.12) MLS Looking past LST"s and small craft showing smoke on beach in BG.13) HA MS LCU underway ; small craft underway; LST underway (ships are camouflaged).14) MCU LST with bow doors open; hilly terrain in BG; smoke rising from island.15) HA MS Hold of an LCVP; line tied from strbd side to camera ship.16) LS Huge column of smoke passing like a mushroom from island.17) MS Shell exploding on beach (SV).18) HA MS Hold of an LCVP; small native in hold with its parents.19) LS US ship laying off island of Guam; hilly terrain BG.20) HA MS Debris floating in hold of a freighter; fire fighters fighting fire; smoke comes from beneath hold.21) MS Fire fighters clearing debris from hold.22) MS CG men and port security men pulling debris from underneath hold in Pan Amanian ship, with long boat hooks (SV).23) MS CG men and port security officers inspecting hold; smoke coming from hold.24) MS CG men in slickers stand on the debris in hold.25) HA MS Men with fir hoses leading down into hold, fighting fire; ship is at Weehawken N.J. (SV).26) MS Two men carrying a handy billy.27) HA MS Floating debris in hold; CG man reads papers which he picked up from floating box.28) MS Firemen spraying water ont supplies in hold.29) MLS Pan-Amanian freighter EUREKA with tugs alongside.30) CU Two tugs alongside the freighter fighting the fire.31) MS Patrol craft moving up alongside the ship; tug and two fire fighting boats alongside the ship.32) MCU Fire fighting tugs pourign water onto the blaze.33) CU Two CG men on picket boat.34) CU Two CG men in patrol boat.35) CU Fire boat alongside the EUREKA, playing hose on blaze.36) MS Man carrying a suitcase from hold of burning ship.37) MS Same as before.38) CU Fireman standing on deck of ship.39) LA MS CG men removing debris from life railing on upper deck.40) MS CG and port security men next to hatch.41) HA MS CG and firefighters in burning hold of freighter.42) CU CG men on picket boat; tugs and fire boats alongside freighter.43) MS Tugs and fir boats alonside fighting fire.44) MS CG men and fire fighters looking into a hatch with smoke pouring out.45) HA MS Smoking hatch; CG and fire fighters stand on top looking down into hold (SV).QUALITY FAIR

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities