Bombardment of Corregidor Part 1

Description

1) MS PAN Shoreline of Corregidor; parachutes descending from plane (SV). 2) MS PAN Auxiliary motor minesweepers, infantry landing craft, and medium landing ships underway pass the camera ship in foreground. 3) MS Looking over stern toward several cruisers at anchor. 4) LS PAN Corregidor on horizon. 5) CU Officers on cruisers. 6) MS OS2U being catapulted from cruiser. 7) MS PAN Cruiser firing on Corregidor in background (SV). 8) MS PAN Stacks of empty 5-inch cases near rail of ship. 9) LS Invasion craft going ashore; auxiliary motor minesweeper in background. 10) MS PAN Eleven tank landing ships going toward beach at Corregidor. 11) LS Explosions on horizon in water; sky filled with flak during aircraft attack. 12) LS PAN Invasion ships, carriers, cruisers, medium landing ships, tank landing ships, infantry landing craft and auxiliary motor minesweepers. 13) MS Aircraft landing on escort aircraft carrier (silhouette) (SV). 14) MS Planes taking off from escort aircraft carrier (silhouette). 15) MS Rough seas breaking over foc's'le. 16) MS Planes given wave off as they attempt landing on escort aircraft carrier (SV). 17) LS Heavy black smoke columns rising from island; heavy cruiser and destroyer passing. 18) CU Motor torpedo boat as it approaches cruiser; motor torpedo boat leaves side of cruiser. 19) MS Tank landing ship on fire; destroyer stands by; Corregidor in background. 20) MS Commanding officer presents Bronze Star to officer aboard cruiser. 21) CU Rear admiral standing in stern of patrol vessel; guided missle ships in background.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities