FATALITIES OF USS ORISKANY DISASTER OFF LOADING TO PIER Cubi Point Naval Air Station Part 2

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1) MS Men in dungarees standing at attention as some of the bodies are being lowered down over the side in BG. G2) MCU Four men carrying one of the bodies, placing the body next to other bodies on a pallet. G3) CU Men putting straps around the bodies. G4) MCU Men pushing on the flat cart-like item with three bodies aboard; nylon straps are hooked up. G5) CU Two Chaplains praying over the deceased; Catholic Chaplain sprinkles them with Holy water and blesses them prior to their being lowered.6) MS Protestant Chaplain saying a prayer over the bodies draped with the American flag.7) MS Bodies on a pallet being lowered over the side. G8) HA MS Marine Honor Guard on the pier, four men carrying a body draped with a flag. G9) HA MS Looking down over the deck-edge elevator, showing more bodies being lowered down towards the pier. G10) HA MS Bodies on the pallets being lowered down to the pier. G11) MS Colors aboard ship at half-mast. F12) ECU Colors flying at half-mast. F to P13) HA MS Chaplains on the pier walk back towards the side of the ship; Marine Honor Guards are in BG. G14) MCU Men pulling the flat cart containing the pallet with three bodies on it draped with the colors.15) CU Protestant Chaplain with his head bowed blessing the men prior to the men being lowered.16) CU Catholic and Protestant Chaplains standing side-by-side on deck-edge elevator.17) CU Men placing another body onto the pallet. F18) CU Men working with boxes of flags. G19) MS Men working with the boxes of American flags. G20) HA MLS Personnel on the pier; swish PAN, looking down thru the safety net showing the Chaplains on the pier; PAN back, showing the Marine Honor Guard at parade rest spread out over the pier in two ranks; the C-130 is in the left BG, loading ramp open, taking the bodies aboard.21) MS Body being brought out of the hangar bay, placed on the pallet. F22) MCU Men placing another flag-draped body onto the pallet. G23) CU Two flag-draped bodies on the pallet, Chaplain in BG saying a prayer over the bodies. G to F24) MS Men bringing another body out from the hangar bay; PAN, showing the men setting it on the pallet with the other two. F (OX)25) MCU Men placing the nylon straps over the bodies; Chaplain blesses the bodies in BG. F26) MS Men pushing the pallet on a cart out of the deck-edge elevator. G27) MCU Straps attached to the pallet for lifting and lowering to the pier. G28) MS Men standing around as the pallet is lifted, moved slowly to the left. G29) MS Pallet being lowered very slowly down over the side of the ship towards the pier. G30) MS Three flag-draped bodies placed side-by-side on the pallet.31) CU Some of the Marine Honor Guard, part of the ship in BG.32) MS Chaplains leading the procession as four men carry one of the bodies en route to the C-130. G33) CU Four men carrying another body, followed by two more Chaplains. G34) MS Men carrying the bodies into the rear of the C-130. F to P35) LA MS Looking up towards the lowered deck-edge elevator, showing the straps attached to the pallet containing the flag-draped bodies. G36) LA MS Pallet containing the bodies being moved very slowly out over the edge of the pier. G37) MS Marine guard coming to attention; pallet containing bodies is lowered in BG.38) CU Catholic and Protestant Chaplains with their ropes in FG as men remove the straps from the pallet in BG.39) MS Men carrying one of the bodies thru the two ranks of Marine Honor Guard, who are at present arms.40) MS Men and the Chaplains moving up the ramp of the C-130 with the bodies.41) CU CAPT IARROBINO (C.O. of USS ORISKANY), Marine Sentries in right BG. F42) CU Enl"d men at parade rest. F43) CU Protestant and Catholic Chaplains. F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities