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Operations At Kiska
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Naval Photographic Center film #10285. National Archives description: "1) MS Port side of battleship. 2) MS OS2U coming in for landing in slick made from BB; it taxiis up and hooks onto net, prior to being hoisted aboard ship. 3) MCU Cast net dragging alongside ship for planes to taxi up onto. 4) MS OS2U taxiing up to sled prior to being hooked onto ship. 5) MS 40mm gun crews with men at battle station; 5" guns being fired. 6) MS 40mm gun crew firing 40mm guns; muzzle blast and flame from 5" guns in BG. 7) MCU Gun crew putting ammunition into gun prior to firing. 8) MS 5", 38 and 40mm guns trained outboard. 9) MS BB tied up to buoy. 10) MS Soldiers with full packs, in line, going aboard transport. 1l) MCU Soldiers going up gangway to transport. 12) LS PAN; convoy. 13) MS DD. 14) MCU Silhouette of lookout framed by 20mm gun, cloud formation in BG. 15) LS PAN; coastline of Kiska. 16) MS LCIs going into beach. 17) MS Soldiers with full pack going down cargo net into LCM. 18) MS LCM pulling away trom ship. 19) MS LCMs and LCTs up against beach at Kiska. 20) MS LCT coming into beach, lowering ramp at Kiska. 21) MS LCT loaded with soldiers; bulldozer towing tractor trailer onto beach. 22…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands, WWII, World War, 1939-1945
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