Bombardment & Invasion Of Iwo Jima, 02/19/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #7219. National Archives description "1) GV Shell bursts on beach at Iwo Jima-SV. 2) GV Men & LVTs on the beach. 3) MS LCI(G) strafing island with 40MM tracers (good). 4) DA 40MM mount on LCI(G) strafes beach. 5) MS BB & CA, many auxiliary & Navy ships BG. 6) LS BB bombarding island. 7) GV Many auxiliary ships in transport area. 8) MS Stalled LVTAs on beach. 9) GV Shells landing on beach. 10) MS LCI(G) very close to beach. 11) MS Wave of LVT4As underway to beach, shall splash BG. 12) GV Wave of LVTs underway to beach, island under bombardment BG (good). 13) GV LVTs on beach, moving inland. 14) GV-Pan LVTs on beach, shells burst on island BG (good). 15) GB BBs, cruisers and DDs bomb island, auxiliary ships in transport area BG. 16) MS Shells explode on beach, Mt. Suribachi BG. 17) GV LVTs landing on island, island under bombardment BG. 18) MS-GV BBs & cruisers lying off shore. 19) LS 2 planes make dive bombing run on island, bomb bursts on Mt. Suribachi (good). 20) GV DDs & BBs bombard island, island under bombardment BG. 21) GV Mt. Suribachi under bombardment, men fire 40MM gun on bow of LCI(G) FG. 22) MS LCI(G) in very close to beach. island under bo…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, Landing Craft -- United States, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Mount Suribachi, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War II

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