DECKHOUSE V ABOARD USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) Part 1

Description

1) CU Marines in living compartment cleaning their weapons and knives. 2) ECU Marine cleaning weapon. 3) Lance Corporal J.G. Lopez cleaning his M-79 grenade launcher. 4) MCU Marine cleaning his rifle magazine with tooth brush. 5) ECU Negro Marine sitting, while cleaning his gear. 6) ECU Tooth brush being worked over the magazine. 7) ECU Marine sharpening his knife on stone. 8) MCU Marine sitting on baggage writing letter home. 9) MCU Two Marines playing cards at table, 10) Face of Negro Marine smiling while playing cards. 11) ECU Face of second Marine playing cards. 12) Staff Sergeant W.H. Cunningham playing cards with Sergeant H.R. Geib. 13) MS Marines cleaning up in head, one man in mid foreground with lather on face ready to shave. 14) MCU Radioman standing by watching message come in on teletype, tears message off, walks to background. 15) CU Captain N.W. Bee, Commanding Officer, USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2), seated in chair on bridge, messenger arrives with message for Captain Bee, Captain hands it back to messenger, Captain issues order to someone out of scene at left. 16) ECU Captain Bee turning toward left and issuing orders to Officer of the Day to change course. 17) MCU Helmsman at the wheel, lee helmsman at right (scene tilted toward right). 18) MCU Doctor Malcolm Scott checking mouth and ears of Marines prior to D Day, Marines standing in line. 19) CU Same as before. 20) HA MCU Officers briefing in session, briefing given by Lieutenant Commander Robert Mumferd, Intelligence Officer of Commander, Task Group 76.5, seated in the foreground are Commodore John D. Westervelt and Colonel H.D. Wertman, Commander Donald Prisby, briefing officer is pointing to areas on map with pointer, maps and paperwork spread out on table in foreground. 21) CU Commodore J.D. Westervelt looking toward right during briefing. 22) CU Colonel H.D. Wertman, Commander, Special Landing Force, standing by map. 23) CU Commodore Westervelt speaking. 24) CU Lieutenant Commander Mumfert, using pointer to point to areas, south west coastal area of Vietnam on map. 25) MS Officers seated around table as Intelligence Officer briefs the Officers at map in BG. 26) ECU South west corner of Vietnam, pointer pointing to areas marked off. 27) ECU Intelligence officer pointing to areas along south west coast of Vietnam. 28) CU Marines attending Catholic Mass before operation begins, aboard USS Iwo Jima, Marines stand. 29) CU Officers attending Mass on board the Iwo Jima. F to P (soft in focus) 30) Marines seated during Catholic Mass aboard USS Iwo Jima, listening to chaplain. 31) CU Chaplain John Pegnam speaking to group with mike in his hand. 32) CU Marines with heads bowed. 33) MCU Chaplain elevating Host at altar, scene continues through consecration of Host and Wine by Father Pegnam. 34) CU Men receiving Holy Communion.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities