SWIFT BOATS, VIET NAM Part 1

Description

1) LS Beam view of Coast Guard Cutter, POINT GREY, in open water. G2) MS Starb"d quarter view of POINT GREY underway at slow speed; part of camera boat comes into scene from left. G3) CU Stern view of POINT GREY; PAN along starb"d side, some of the crew on deck looking on. G4) CU S. R. MITCHELL, USCG, at the wheel in wheelhouse of the POINT GREY, LTjg ROZOSKI standing directly in BG, windows at left. VG5) MCU Two men covering 50 cal. machine gun on the POINT GREY, craft is underway at high speed; coastline in BG. G to F6) HA MCU Down over CAPTAIN JOHN T. SHEPHERD, USN, in fatigues, firing 45 cal submachine gun off port side; two crewmen stand by. G7) LS PCF-4 Swift Boat underway at high speed passing at right. G8) MS Starb"d bow view PCF-4 Swift Boat passing close aboard camera boat, the POINT GREY; coastline in far BG. G9) LS Small junk passing by the POINT GREY moving in oposite direction. G10) CU LT. BITNER, CO of POINT GREY, talking to MR. BALDWIN of the New York Times, Mr. BALDWIN is reloading his small camera. G11) MS Starb"d quarter view POINT GREY departing An Thoi Phu Quoc Island, small hilly shoreline in left BG, POINT GREY continues underway, small island in far BG on PAN; VG12) MS Bow view, PCF-3 Swift Boat docked at pier at An-Thoi area, pier consists of causeways. G13) MS CAPTAIN SHEPHERD, USN, on wooden dock area being instructed in firing of M-79 grenade launcher, Captain fires grenade and lowers his gun, looks on to see where shot goes. VG14) MS LT. F. D. SCOVEL firing M-79 launcher, two Vietnamese looking on. VG15) LS Out toward harbor area, small island at right far BG, slight breeze over water. VG16) MS LT. SCOVEL firing another round with M-79; PAN to left, grenade striking water in distant BG. VG17) CU CAPTAIN SHEPHERD firing M--79 grenade launcher; swish PAN to left, grenade strikes water about 500 yards off. G18) MS Swift Boat at pier, which consists of causeways, men appear to be removing lines to allow boat to get underway. VG19) HA MS PAN, small junk with about 12 Vietnamese aboard, close aboard the camera boat. VG20) HA CU Junk alongside, men and women on boat. G21) HA CU Down over crewmen.22) HA MS Down over junk, crewmen at left on camera boat, leaning over. VG23) HA CU Young lad in bow of junk, securing line around bow.24) HA MS Poop deck of junk, four men in stern; Vietnamese Flag flying from stern. VG25) HA MCU Down over men and women in junk, also some children. G26) CU M. J. KELLEHER, GM1, covering junk with submachine gun, while search continues. G27) HA MCU Down over after part of camera boat, crew on deck.28) CU Papers being scanned, cards held in hands of two men scanning the type-written sheets.29) HA MCU Down over junk from deck of camera boat. G30) HA CU Elderly Vietnamese man with chin of whiskers smiling up at camera from junk. VG31) HA CU Crewmember of camera boat down on junk, searching junk, some of the deck covers are removed by crew. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities