Task Force Bombards Tarawa Island, Gilbert Group, 11/20/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1015. National Archives description: "Reel "A" 1) LS-Pan Task force CVEs, BB etc. 2) MS US flag & signal flags hoisted-2V 3) LS USS Tennessee, USS Colorado-2V. 4) LS-Pan APs, CVEs, BBs, etc., (pan jerky & too rapid.). 5) LS DDs, fire, smoke columns on shore-SV. 6) MS 16" turrets fire. LS Flak & smoke on Is.-SV. 7) MS Depth char. splash, DD, BBs, LS DDs, CLs fire-SV. 8) MS Bullets atrafe suspected sub. Reel "B" 9) LS CLs, DDs, & BBs, fire, pan task force.-OX SV.. 10) SHS 2 LVTs. LS-Pan. CLs, DDs, OX-SV. 11) MS 6" turret fires. LS CLs fire, OX. 12) SHS Adm. Hill. ES Men load 5" amm. in LCM-3V--good. 13) LS-Pan Task force. Shore, smoke cols." National Archives Identifier: 75787 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, USS Tennessee, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Colorado, Tarawa, Battle Of, Kiribati, 1943, Hill, Harry W. (Harry Wilbur), 1890-1971, USS Tennessee (BB-43), World War II, USS Colorado (BB-45), WWII In Color

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