USS ORISKANY, BURIAL AT SEA Part 1

Description

1) MCU General views of the crew falling in at quarters on the flight deck and dressing up. G to F2) HA MS Marine rifle squad coming out of the hangar bay onto the lowered deck-edge elevator. G3) HA MLS Color Guard standing in the opening of the hangar bay. G4) HA MLS Color Guard on the elevator directly next to the hangar bay opening. G5) MCU Officers in ranks at ease. G to F6) CU Men in ranks at ease. G to F7) HA MLS Two Marines unfolding an American flag on the planking prior to the body being placed on the planking. G to F8) MS Enl"d personnel dressing up a dress right; PAN, across the front of the group. F9) CU Men dressing up. F10) LA MS Ship"s crew in ranks on flight deck. F11) MS Marine Color Guard.12) MLS Officers in place around the body, framed by two Marines of the rifle squad. G13) MCU Rifle squad; DD escort is in BG underway.14) MS Officers in place around the flag-draped body; Marine rifle squad is framed in FG. G15) CU Men in ranks. F16) CU Men in ranks changing position on deck. G to F17) MCU Rifle squad at parade rest.18) LA MS Looking up towards the side of the island, Marine PFC framed in FG.19) HA MS Officers and men in ranks on deck.20) LS Beam view of the three DD escorts underway off the beam of the ORISKANY: UH-2A "copter flies out of scene. G21) HA MS Looking down over officers and men in ranks at parade rest; elevator comes up slowly with the rifle squad, Color Guard and the body.22) HA MS Ceremony area, DD escorts underway slowly in BG.23) HA MS Looking down over officers and men in ranks; PAN slowly upwards, showing the ceremony area on the elevator in BG; DD"s are in the BG (SV). G24) HA MS Looking down over the backs of the officers and men at quarters at parade rest, heads bowed; PAN upwards, showing the Chaplains saying their prayers from the podium in BG; DD escorts are in the far BG. G25) HA MS All hands coming to the salute, Color Guard hoisting the colors; the body is hoisted on the planking at an angle; the body then slides into the sea, planking is lowered slowly by the officers; Bugler makes his approach and blows taps as the officers hold the flag spread out between them; rifle squad on the left fires a salute to the deceased; PAN, showing hundreds of the crew at the salute; PAN further over heads of the crew at the salute. VG26) HA MLS Rifle squad, Color Guard, Chaplains, Captain on the deck-edge elevator; officers and men in ranks in lower FG; the folded flag is given to CAPTAIN JOHN H. IARRABINO, C.O. of the USS ORISKANY; Captain then walks off the deck-edge elevator; DD escorts are in the far BG; PAN, showing the men breaking up from ranks. G27) LS Three DD"s underway off the beam of the ORISKANY, one of the DD"s is the USS CHEVALIER (DD-805). F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities