ROCKET FIRE ON IWO JIMA; FIRST ASSAULT WAVES Part 1

Description

1) LS Fire burns fiercely at base of Mt. Suribachi.2) MS IMS underway close in shore.3) MS Smoking shoreline of Iwo Jima, shells burst on beach.4) CU 20mm gun position as rocket trails fise BG.5) CU Summit of Mt. Suribachi showing phospherous shell burst, also tracer fire directed toward summit.6) MS Line of LCMs off shore.7) LS Planes make shallow diving run over Mt. Suribachi-SV.8) MS-LS First landing wave of LVTs underway toward beach.9) MS Smoking base of Mt. Suribachi.10) CU Gunner with face painted with anti-flash paint stands at 20mm gun.11) LS Plane crashes in water, just off Iwo Jima.12) MS Smoking base of Mt. Suribachi showing cave formations.13) LS Shells burst on beach of Iwo Jima.14) CU-Pan Mt. Suribachi.15) HS-CU LVT underway.16) CU-MS LVTs underway toward Iwo Jima beach BG.17) MS Troops pinned down at very edge of beach.18) MS Wave of landing craft underway toward beach.19) CU Dual mount 20mm gun in operation.20) MS-LS Shell bursts on Iwo Jima & Mt. Suribachi.21) MS Shell splashes in water.QUALITY: GENERALLY FAIR, SOME OX & OUT OF FOCUS.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities