INVASION OF IWO JIMA - GENERAL GATES, 105MM HOWITZER FIRING Part 1

Description

Slate: General Gates Boarding LSM. 1) CU 2 officers talking.2) MS General Gates arrives on beach.3) LS Men leaving LSM ramp.4) LS Marines walking up beach, LSM beached BG.5) MS Piling boxes into LVTA2 on beach.6) LS Badly beaten-up beach.7) LS Camouflaged gun position and jeep on beach.8) MS Firing 105mm Howitzer, LC"s and other ships BG.9) CU Cleaning barrel 105mm Howitzer, no helmet-SV.10) MS Barrel of Howitzer firing returning to position.11) CU Sighting and firing 105 Howitzer.12) LS-MS Sandbag emplacement and 105mm Howitzer near beach, ship off shore-BG.13) MS Slate division OPD, Suribachi.14) LS Three observers using telescopes on tripods, American flag flies above.15) LS-DA Landing craft beached on Iwo Jima from top of Suribachi, observers-FG.16) LS Smoke at top of hill (apparently made through telescope picture framed by circular black frame).QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities