BOMBARDMENT OF SAIPAN, SHELL SPLASHES FROM NEAR MISSES, MEN PASS EMPTO AMMO. CASES Part 2

Description

1) MS Task force leaves Roi anchorage. DDs, CLs. BBs & CVEs-SV.2) LS CVE, planes land.3) MS LS BB fires-SV. Fires on Is., DD FG.4) MS Shell splashes, near misses-SV.5) MS 5" batteries fire.6) LS Huge explosions on shore.7) HS Empty shell cases on gun deck.8) MS Men play fire hose on 5" batteries.9) HS Men pass empty ammunition cans & cases.10) LS Shell splashes around DD, near misses.11) MS Men eat "K" rations on deck.12) MS BB fires, men lounge on deck: empty shell cases FG.13) MS Men stack empty shell cases, OS2U catapult BG-SV.14) . Fires on Is., men watch FG.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities