ACTIVITIES ABOARD AP IN TRANSPORT AREA, IWO JIMA Part 1

Description

1) GV-CU Marines on deck of AP watching entertainment.2) MS AP underway, man & 5" gun silhouetted FG3) MS-HS Chaplain conducts church services on deck AP.4) CU Men attending church services.5) MS-CU Gun crew practice fires 3" AA gun.6) MS Gun crews practice fire 20mm AA gun.7) MS-CU Officers briefs Marines on deck, points to map-SV.8) CU Marine reads intelligence pamphlet on Iwo Jima9) HS LCVP alongside with wounded Marines aboard.10) MS Casualties hoisted from LCVP alongside to deck of AP11) CU Wounded Marine on stretcher SV.12) GV Transport area, Iwo Jima BG.13) MS-CU Radio operator aboard ship.14) LS BBs bombarding island15) LS Bombs explode, smoke columns rise from island.16) GV Three APs disembark with troops, LCVP mills around17) MS Man signals blinker.18) MS AP in transport area, LCVPs mill around FG.19) GV DD bombards island BG.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities