COMBAT ACTION 15 NOV. 1944 TO 18 JAN. 1945: TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AT SEA; BURIAL AT SEA Part 1

Description

1) GV Iowa class BB & C underway, planes pass FG.2) MS Pilot in taxiing TBF-SV.3) MS-Pan TBF in flight.4) MS Iowa class BB underway in heavy sea.5) MS CV underway in heavy sea; waves break over bow.6) GV F6F crash at barrier; carrier island BG.7) MS Adm. McCain transferred at sea to DD alongside-SV.8) MS-Pan Transfer of personnel at sea to DD alongside-SV.9) HS 50 bodies on hangar deck ready for burial.10) HS Chaplain conducts funeral ceremony, bodies BG.11) MS Qrdnance man works on wing guns.12) HS F6F & TBF taxi & take off.13) GV Activity on flight deck; men fighting fire & corpsmen attending wounded-SV.QUALITY: GENERALLY FAIR, SOME UX.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities