ATTACK & BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA Part 1

Description

1) MS CL & BB bombarding Iwo Jima (dark shot); LCIs pass FG.2) GV Line of LCIs underway; ships on horizon BG.3) GV CA bombarding.4) HS Officers on bridge of USS NEVADA.5) MS Shells & fire bombs explode on side of Mt. Suribachi.6) HS Officers on bridge use binocs-SV.7) MS Muzzles of 14" main battery on USS NEVADA fire-SV.8) GV Bombardment of Iwo Jima; shells & bombs burst; smoke columns rise.9) MS LCI underway; Iwo Jima under bombardment BG-SV.10) GV Mt. Suribachi under bombardment; LCI (Gs) FG.11) GV Iwo Jima & Mt. Suribachi under bombardment; LCI passes FG.12) GV LCIs underway parallel to beach of Iwo Jima.13) GV LCIs very close in shore; Mt. Suribachi BG.QUALITY: GENERALLY FAIR, SOME HAZY, SHAKY.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities