UNLOADING SCENES AT IWO JIMA; Japanese PRISONERS, WORK OF CORPSMEN & Japanese CAVES Part 1

Description

1) GV Beach of Iwo Jima showing general activity, LVTs in operation, men digging foxholes etc.2) CU Man at telephone in communications dugout.3) MS LVTs underway on beach road.4) CU Cherry picker loads stores into armored carrier.5) CU Working party rolls gasoline drums from LVT, LST BG.6) CU Corpsman gives Japanese wounded prisoner a drink of water.7) CU Corpsmen give blood plasma to patient on stretcher.8) MS Working party loads stretchers on LVT.9) MS Mt. Suribachi, YMS underway FG.10) CU Summit of Mt. Suribachi showing flag flying (out of focus).11) GV Road under construction, bulldozers, heavy crane, LVTs, cherry pickers shown operating on road12) CU Knocked out Japanese pillbox, man removes gun.13) CU Bodies underneath tarpaulin.14) GV From beachhead showing fighting ships and auxiliary vessels off shore, LVTs and other equipment FG.15) CU Looking into ramp of LVT, men unload expended shell casings.16) CU Communications chief, LSD BG on beach.17) CU DUKWS underway on shore.18) CU-MS Wrecked equipment on beach FG.19) CU Wrecked Japanese pillbox.20) CU LCM makes beach, lowers ramp, jeep inside.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD, SOME OUT OF FOCUS.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities