Invasion and bombardment of Iwo Jima Part 1

Description

1) GV Sunset shot, ships on horizon. 2) MS Night shot: BB fires salvo. 3) LS Formation of planes passes. 4) GV Iwo Jima under bombardment, almost completely obscured by smoke. 5) MS CL fires, signals blinker. 6) GV Iwo Jima & Mt. Suribachi under bombardment, smoke columns rise. 7) LS Bombs explode on Iwo Jima. 8) LS-Pan F6Fs strafe island with rockets -SV. 9) LS F6Fs pass, fire rockets, they explode on Mt. Suribachi -SV. 10) MS LCI underway to beach, BB & DD BG firing (good). 11) GV Iwo Jima under bombardment almost obscured by pall of smoke. 12) LS DDs & BBs bombarding. 13) GV Wave of LVTs underway to beach (good). 14) GV Wave of landing vehicles underway to beach, island under bombardment BG. 15) MS Wave of LVT(A)(4)s underway to beach.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities