BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA: ADM. TURNER, SECNAV & GEN. SMITH ON FLAG BRIDGE Part 1

Description

1) CU-MS Secretary of the Navy. Forrestal, Adm. Turner & Gen. Smith on flag bridge of USS ELDORADO: they use binocs, converse; Secretary of the Navy smokes pipe, etc.-SV.2) LS Mt. Suribachi, landing craft activites FG.3) MS TBF flies over, drops message, 40mm guns FG.4) GV Shipping including AOs & AKs anchored off hilly shoreline, signal flags & 20mm guns FG.5) LS Smoking Iwo Jima shoreline, explosions seen at base of Mt. Suribachi, landing craft activity off shore FG.6) LS-Pan Mt. Suribachi & Iwo Jima framing in king-posts & aerial wires of AGC FG.7) MS-Pan Iwo Jima shoreline smoking under bombardment, landing craft FG.8) CU-MS Adm. Turner & Secretary of the Navy Forrestal on flag bridge reading messages, etc. (out of focus)9) LS Mt. Suribachi, flag locker FG.10) LS Mt. Suribachi, smoke column rising from base, DD close in shore, explosions seen at base, DD firing.11) LS Shaky pan of Mt. Suribachi & Iwo Jima showing many explosions, bursts of smoke, DD close in shore firing-SV.QUALITY: GENERALLY FAIR, SOME OUT OF FOCUS, SOME UX.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities