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Japanese Civilians On Okinawa and USS Essex & USS West Virginia
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Naval Photographic Center film #11624. National Archives description: "1) GV PAN Various Japanese civilian prisoners adjacent to Japanese buildings at Okinawa. 2) MStoCU Japanese civilians, women and children, pass camera. 3) CUtoMS Small boys roll hoops. 4) CU "Military Government Post" sign on corner of Japanese bldg. 5) GV General activity of Japanese civilians as they move about carrying personal gear on poles, etc. 6) MS Working party of Japanese civilians clear rubble. 7) MS Japanese in open-wall house under medical care.8) CU Very old lady is helped from back of truck. 9) GV Japanese civilians with their personal gear gathered in collection area. GOOD to FAIR INDEX NO. 11645 PROD. USS ESSEX (CV-9) DATE: 4/6/45 FOOTAGE: 69" 1) AV Tracer strafe Japanese plane in flight (UX). 2) AV Tracer strafe Japanese plane; it explodes and burns (SV). GGOOD INDEX NO.11614 PROD: USS WEST VIRGINIA DATE: 4/26/45 FOOTAGE: 54"BOMBARDMENT OF IE SHIMA 1) LS Bombardment of IE Shima, smoke columns rise (SV). 2) LS Planes dive and bomb mountain on IE S.GOOD TD2C ATTEMPTS TO LAND INDEX NO. 11619 PROD: UTILITY SQUADRON *7 DATE: 4/27/45 FOOTAGE: 100" 1) MS Target drone TD2C lands, hook on and crashes. 2…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, USS Essex, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS West Virginia, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, USS Essex (CV-9), USS West Virginia (BB-48), Pilotless Aircraft, WWII In Color
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