MISCELLANEOUS SHOTS TAKEN ABOARD USS OZBOURN (DD-846) NORTH VIETNAMESE COAST Part 1

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1) LS Beach area showing enemy shells exploding on the beach targets of North Vietnam; G. 2) ELS Smoke rising from the target areas on the beach, part of the USS OZBOURN (DD-846) seen occasionally in the scene, SV; F. 3) MLS PAN of the North Vietnamese Coast stopping at the smoke rising from the target areas, moving to the left, showing more smoke rising from the target areas, beach area under fire by the OZBOURNE. 4) LA LS PAN view of an unidentified a/c in flight over the water, PAN of the ship in the beach area moving to the right; F. 5) LS Beach area showing smoke rising from the target area, during the shelling by the OZBOURN; G-F. 6) MLS Beam view of the USS BLUE (D-744) underway off the beam of the OZBOURN, part of the OZBOURN seen in the LFG, the BLUE is seen firing main battery at the enemy targets; G. 7) LS Port beam view of the USS BLUE (DD-744); G-F. 8) LS Explosions on the beach from the shellfire, more smoke rising from many more shells hitting the target area; G. 9) LS Three quarter stern view of, the USS BLUE, part of the OZBOURN's life line in FG. Brown smoke is seen above the blue because of the gunfire above the ship; F. 10) MS Starb'd beam view of the USS BLUE underway close ab'd the USS OZBOURN; VG. 11) MS Enemy shells landing in the water close ab'd the USS OZBOURN, part of the life line on deck area seen in the FG, another shell lands in the water close ab'd the OZBOURN; VG. 12) LA MS Looking down the deck area of the OZBOURN, life line off to the right, ship is moving into a port turn; G. 13) LS Shell hitting the water in the FBG, part of the outboard framed in the FG; G-F. 14) MS Looking down the deck of the OZBOURN, PAN off to the left over the Sea, life line in the FG; G-F. 15) MS Shell landing in the water near the OZBOURN, part of the OZBOURN seen in the FG. 16) ELS USS BLUE firing at the enemy target, shell lands near the side of the OZBOURN, part of the deck and life line seen in the FG; G. 17) LS Beam view of one of the BLUE firing after a gun at the shore target; Hilly terrain seen in LFBG. Scene is framed by the lifelines of the OZBOURN in the FG, PAN somewhat to the left and back to the right, begin taking up the Blue in the FBG continuing its fire; VG. 18) LA CU SH-3A MEDIVAC Helicopter lowering a stretcher from the hatch down to the fantail of the OZBOURN, to evacuate the wounded; G. 19) HA MS The wounded man being carried along the deck passageway, wounded man in the stretcher is Raymond G. GAUER, (SN); G. 20) HA MS The wounded man being carried onto the fantail by the crew for evacuation, hook up is made, GAUER is lifted in the stretcher; PAN upwards to the SH-3A MEDIVAC 'copter; G. 21) HA MS Looking down past the ten 5" guns of the gun mount, men working in the BG on the fantail, gun mount is trained out to the starboard side; G. 22) HA MS Men carrying a stretcher which appears to be filled with coil line and other gear, on the weather deck passageway; G-F. 23) MS Three quarter front view of the SH-3A MEDIVAC 'copter approaching low over the water and towards the fantail of the OZBOURN; G. 24) HA MS Man killed in action ab'd the OZBOURN, being evacuated in a stretcher; Stretcher is being lifted up from the deck; G. 25) LA MS Stretcher arriving up the hatch, crewman pulls the stretcher inside the 'copter; G. 26) CU Interior damage to the OZBOURN being viewed by Officers and crew, and Damage Control parties; Damage Control parties at work; VG. 27) CU Interior view of damage to the OZBOURN, with the Damage Control Parties at work on the repair. PAN down slowly showing some shrapnel holes in a piece of vertical metal. PAN back up to the Damage Control party, one man using a hack saw; VG. 28) HA MS Looking down over the crew in ranks, hatless during the evacuation of the second man killed in action ab'd the OZBOURN; Man standing at Parade Rest; PAN off to the right, looking out over the 'copter deck, further up to the right showing a SH-3A MEDIVAC 'copter hovering over the fantail; VG. 29) HA MS Crew on the 'copter deck looking down over the fantail, some walking off, moving forward; G. 30) CU Interior view of severe damage to a compartment caused by enemy shellfire to the OZBOURN. PAN off to the left showing the extensive damage, PAN on down to the damage control party at work in the compartment; VG. 31) LA CU Much of the overhead packing torn away, one damage control man working to the right; G. 32) CU Damage control party working in the compartment, severe damage seen on the overhead; G. 33) CU Shrapnel holes in the junction boxes, the bulkhead; PAN up to the left to the overhead, two men working in the FG; G. 34) CU Two of the damage control men at work on the deck area; G. 35) CU Robert E. KAISER, SF-1, getting ready to weld a patch on the hole in the main weather deck area; Lifeline in water seen to the right; G. 36) CU KAISER with his assistant getting the torch ready; G. 37) LA MCU PAN view of the damage to the Gun Mount; PAN on the right to four crewmen chatting; G. 38) MCU Two Officers walking over the deck past the camera, Gun Mount is in the MFBG. 39) CU Two men tossing a mattress over the side as officers and men look on; G. 40) MCU Officers and men looking on, some of the Officers in the group are John W. KRESS, Lt. Chaplain Corps, USN, FORREST BROWN, Lt. Medical Corps, USN; G. 41) MS PAN in towards two wounded men, one has his head bandaged, they are Robert C. COLLINS, DK-2, with a bandaged head, and Virgilio F. CORPUZ, (TN). PAN in for a CU of the two wounded men; G. 42) CU Ship's Officer chatting with some of the crew on the fantail; G-F. 43) MS PAN view of the Officers and men standing on the fantail, dark threatening, clouds seen in the BG. 44) MCU Chief, enl'd man talking to each other on the fantail, zoom in for a CU; G. 45) CU Lt. John W. KRESS, Chaplain Corps, chatting with Forrest BROWN, Lt. Medical Corps, man to the right in a baseball type cap is taking notes, SV-DA; VG. 46) MCU Officers and men chatting on the fantail, zoom in towards Lt. KRESS and Lt. BROWN, PAN down to one of the men with a wounded left foot and bandage; G. 47) MCU Officers and men standing around the lifeline on the fantail; G. 48) HA MS Robert E. KAISER, SF-1, wire brushing a deck area where the hole was patched, zoom in for a CU of the metal piece that was welded in place over the hole on the main deck area; VG. 49) CU Damage to a lifeline, some of the lifeline wires shattered; G. 50) LA CU Looking on the weather deck area, lifeline, Ocean in the BG; F. 51) MCU Man squatting down over the deck area, zoom in for a CU; G. 52) MS Man in a helmet, and flight jacket on the weather deck area; G. 53) LS Looking out on the starboard weather deck passageway on some fire hoses strewn along the deck; G. 54) MS Looking aft along the starboard weather deck passageway, some shock casings are tossed over the side; G. 55) CU The Hole in the weather deck are of the OZBOURN; G. 56) MS Starb'd quarter view of the USS BLUE (DD-744) close ab'd the OZBOURN, Boat is seen leaving the starboard side of the BLUE, DESRON 9, Doctor and Chaplain seen arriving from the blue by the motor whale boat; G. 57) MLS View of the Motor whale boat approaching the OZBOURN with the Doctor and Chaplain; G. 58) HA CU Bow view of the whale boat making its approach, zoom back slightly; G. 59) HA MS The whale boat alongside, one of the Officers climbing up the jacob's ladder, part of the ship seen to the right, water is calm alongside the ship; Some of the crew is seen looking down; G. 60) HA MS The whale boat pulling away from the side of the OZBOURN, six men in the boat. 61) MLS Three quarter stern view of the whale boat making its way back to the BLUE, PAN off to the right over the water, picking up the USS BLUE lying to; G. 62) HA MS Looking down over the twin 5" gun barrels of the after Mount, men working on the fantail, SV; G. 63) HA MS Two men looking down over a hole in the deck of the BLUE, PAN down showing the hole about the size of a grapefruit, which will have to be patched; Officer and Shipfitter debating over what has to be done about patching the hole; VG. 64) LS PAN view of a SH-3A MEDIVAC 'copter making its approach to the OZBOURN; Dark, threatening, clouds are seen in the BG; VG. 65) LA MS Front view of a SH-3A making its approach out over the fantail of the OZBOURN. 66) LA MS Man being lowered from the 'copter on a sling down to the fantail of the OZBOURN, received by two men; Gun barrels seen in the FG of the after Mount; G. 67) MS Helicopter hovering over the wake of the fantail seen in the lower FG, some men on the fantail; G.

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities