121st NCB Receive Presidential Unit Citation ; Interview between Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal and Vice-Admiral J. H. Towers ; Construction scenes ; Out takes from "Fighting Lady" ; Boarding of Chinese junks, Hainan Island ; War patrol Part 1

Description

1) MS-Pan Band of 121st NCBs receive Presidential Citation. 2) CU Officers-SV. 3) CU-Pan SeaBees jeep, command car and SeaBees insignia. 4) MS-Pan 121st SeaBees lined up to receive Presidential Unit Citation, B-29 in background. 5) CU Color bearers carry flags of SeaBee Bn. 121. 6) MS-Pan Officer making presentation of Presidential Unit Citation, officers in background. 7) CU Presidential Unit Citation, colors attached to SeaBee colors. 8) MS-Pan Colors return to parade field and SeaBee band and men pass in review, B-29 in background -- 1) CU Admiral's four-star flying at masthead. 2) CU Admiral Towers and Secretary of Navy Forrestal walk toward camera. 3) CU-MS Admiral Towers and Secretary of Navy Forrestal doing conversations before microphone- many views. -- 1) MS-CU-Pan Quonset huts and other temporary buildings under construction. 2) CU Carpenters at work on various phases of assembly of temporary buildings-SV. 3) GV Ditch and pipe line under assembly. -- 1) MS Different colored links of anchor chain laid out. 2) MS Workmen fit planks on flight deck-SV. 3) LS Island-SV. 4) LS-DA Flight deck from crane. -- 1) MS Junk lying to. 2) CU-Pan Lugger type sails on sampan lowered to deck. 3) CU Crew of sampan as supplies are passed to them. 4) CU-Pan Sampan. 5) CU Bow of submarine comes alongside sampan as boarding party prepares to go aboard. -- 1) MS Night shot: Small Japanese surface vessel under gun fire from submarine. 2) MS-CU Japanese ship underway, venting steam from burst boiler.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities