NAVY ARMY MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE Mekong Delta, So. Viet Nam Part 2

Description

1) ECU Looking between two men firing weapons from the MONITOR towards the river shoreline. G 2) MS ATC (Armored Troop Carrier) beaching. G 3) MS PAN Across stern of the ATC up to river bank; PAN, to another and a third ATC at the river bank. G 4) MS ATC, with troops off-loading into the dense jungle, as seen from the river; men disappear into the jungle. G 5) MS Some of the men wading thru the water from the ATC to the river shoreline; these are all members of the 9th. Infantry Division; PAN slowly to right along the river bank heavy with foliage right up to the water; PAN continues to right across stern of another ATC. G 6) MS MONITOR moving slowly along the river bank. G 7) MS Troops on beach. F to P (very dark) 8) MS Heavy white smoke drifting off to right, with MONITOR firing onto beach area; PAN, across the water, showing bank off to right, smoke drifting over the river bank; tracers are heading in from the left into jungle on right. G 9) CU Machine gun barrel; PAN, to the heavy white smoke during the firing by the MONITOR onto river bank. G 10) CU PAN Around bow of an ATC backing around on river, engines are kicked ahead, begins moving off to left; heavy foliage on river bank in BG. G 11) MCU Bow view, ATC moving along on river. G 12) LA CU 9th. infantry trooper brushing his teeth; heavy foliage is seen in BG. G 13) CU Man relaxing on one of the river craft while underway. G 14) MLS ATC's, one turning into the river bank, second one turning into a port turn towards the bank. G 15) CU Soldiers directly off ramp of an ATC along the river bank; a UH-1B 'copter on ground in BG, rotors still engaged. G 16) CU Man treating a leg wound on a soldier (this is being done on ramp of an ATC); 'copter in BG standing by for MEDIVAC (SV). G 17) MS Wounded soldier wrapped in a blanket; MEDIVAC 'copter on grass in BG, as one man is being treated on ramp of ATC. G 18) MLS UH-lB MEDIVAC 'copter standing by to remove the wounded; some personnel in left FG, tags attached to their blouses; 'copter lifts off in BG flying out some of the wounded; PAN with the 'copter. VG 19) MLS Sampans, PAN to left to other Sampans out in a large open body of water; PAN continues, showing some of the formation of Naval ships. F 20) MS Swift Boat underway directly behind an APB. F 21) MLS Starb'd beam view, APB type craft, PAN off stern to the vast open sea. G to F 22) LS Stern view, two ships of the formation, PAN off to left to the Swift Boat leaving the APB. G to F 23) LS Port bow view, Ships of formation. G to F 24) MS Port bow view, ATC underway; hilly, misty shoreline in distant BG. G 25) HA MCU UH-1B about to take off from USS BENEWAH (APB-35); two men on deck look on as the 'copter lifts off; PAN with 'copter in flight over water. G 26) HA MS Looking out over bow of the BENEWAH, showing the jack staff, open water in BG (SV). F 27) LS Some ships of formation in river (SV). F 28) AtoG LS Task Force 117 craft underway on My Tho River; far shoreline is in BG, near shoreline in FG; larger craft in scene is an LST, other craft appear to be MONITOR's and ATC's (SV). G to F 29) AtoG LS Port beam view, APD type ship underway on river; PAN, showing several MONITOR's and ATC's strung out along the river. G 30) AtoG LS Self-propelled Barracks ship, an APB, surrounded by ATC's and MONITOR's. G 31) AtoG MLS APB underway on the river. G (SV) 32) AtoG MLS Swift Boat underway at high speed on river; PAN, to a 'copter moving in. F 33) AtoG MLS Swift Boat underway ahead of an APB; PAN along the river to an LOU, further PAN, showing the many MONITOR's and ATC's strung out along the river. G to F 34) HA MCU PAN PBR Underway at high speed on river, two men sitting on its bow. G 35) MLS Port beam view, ATC's and MONITOR's on river. G 36) HA MLS ATC's underway in formation on river; PAN off bow of second ATC picking up a MONITOR underway; second MONITOR in BG, PAN further to left, to an ATC underway. VG 37) AtoG HA LS MONITOR's and ATC's spread out thruout the entire area on My Tho River with other larger ships, as seen from the BENEWAH. G 38) HA MS Looking down over foc'sle area of the BENEWAH. G to F 39) HA MCU Anchor chain letting go, moving down thru the hawse pipe from foc'sle during anchoring of ship. G 40) LA MCU CAPT SMITH, C.O. of BENEWAH, and CDR BLACK, X.O., up on wing of bridge. F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities