Invasion of Iwo Jima Part 1

Description

1) MS-CU Catholic chaplain conducts services on beachhead at Iwo Jima, Marines attend-SV. 2) MS Marine opens ammunition cloverleafs & stacks 75mm ammunition. 3) MS Gun crew operates and fires 75mm pack howitzer-SV. 4) CU Marine sights 75mm pack howitzer. 5) CU Marine arms fuse of 75mm ammunition. 6) CU Talker relays information to gun crew. 7) LS SB2Cs dive. 8) GV BB & DD lying off shore, 75mmn pack howitzer fires FG. 9) MS Marines unload 75mm ammunition from truck & stack in ammunition dump. 10) MS Marine heats K-rations with acetylene torch. 11) CU Marine uses cutting torch on armor plate-SV. 12) MS-CU Marines repair damaged Sherman tank-SV. 13) MS Marines pump fuel from fuel drums into tank-SV. 14) HS-Pan From man pumping gasoline to man at hose-SV. 15) MS Tank pulls up to ammunition dump, takes on ammunition. 16) CU Marines unpack 75mm ammunition from wooden crates-SV. 17) MS Marines take 75mm ammunition from packing & stow it aboard tank.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities