BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA Part 1

Description

1) GV-CU Officers brief Marines on deck using relief map of Iwo Jima-SV.2) LS-Pan LSTs, APAs lying off Iwo Jima.3) MS Evening shot: APA, landing boats circle close to shore.4) LS Iwo Jima smoking under bombardment, many landing craft & other vessels close in shore.5) LS Bow view of BB firing main battery.6) LS Iwo Jima as fire burns brightly at base of Suribachi.7) LS Iwo Jima beach under bombardment, BB close in shore, broadside view.8) GV-Pan Column of LCIs underway in silhouette.9) MS APA.10) GV-Pan Looking forward toward foremast of BB.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities