Aerials Of Bombardment And Landing Operations, Kwajalein Islands And Marshall Islands, 02/1944 - 03/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1503. National Archives description "1) Ato G Landing craft circling on the water; several large craft in bay; PAN of Kwajalein and Marshall Islands. 2) AtoG Landing craft circling small islands. 3) AtoG Coastlines of islands; black smoke rising from islands. 4) AtoG Ships lying-to off coast of island; PAN along coastline. 5) AtoG Coastline of the island. 6) AtoG Black smoke rising from Kwajalein Island. 7) AtoG Three LSTs beaching. 8) AtoG Amphibious Forces lying-to in the bay. 9) AtoG Unidentified island; clouds of smoke in fg. 10) AtoG Along coast line of islands. (Shaky scenes) 11) AtoG Amphibious Forces lying-to offshore. 12) AtoG Unidentified AP offshore. 13) AtoG Several LSTs lying-to offshore. 14) AtoG Four LSTs offshore. 15) AtoG Coastline of island; finger-piers jutting into the ocean; small houses on the island; small craft in the water.(jerky) 16) AtoG LS Black smoke rising from island. 17) AtoG Small island, black smoke rising from it. 18) AtoG Two unidentified small islands. 19) AtoG Unidentified DDs underway in column. 20) AtoG Two DDs and four LCIs underway; PAN to ano LCI underway. 21) AtoG Low pass over coastline of island. 22) AtoG…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, Kwajalein Atoll, Battle Of, Marshall Islands, 1944, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Landing Craft -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, USS Enterprise, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily, USS Enterprise (CV-6), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, USS Niobrara (AO-72), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Niobrara

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