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Burial At Sea USS West Virginia (BB-48); Bombardment Of Ie Jima, 1945
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Naval Photographic Center film #7714. National Archives description: "1) LS Dramatic shot: Huge concentration of flak and columns of water from flat nose shells as Japanese suicide plane falls into sea and explodes; explosions can also be seen very close to cameraman's ship.2) LS Ie Jima under bombardment; smoke columns rising.3) MS AM underway off Ie Jima; island BG.4) GV MS Catholic chaplain performs burial at sea rites for Lt. (jg) Wilbert M. Gunther [ Wilbert Martin Gunther ] on deck of USS WEST VIRGINIA with ship's company massed in BG, Body is committed to the deep; all men salute, and marine guard fires volley.5) MS Muzzles of main battery rifles as three volleys are fired.6) MS LSMs maneuvering off Ie Jima (SV).7) MS LSM(R) & LCI(R) underway toward Ie Jima shore in BG.8) GV Stern view of LSM(R) lying off Ie Jima firing rockets; barrage is seen bursting at base of mountain in BG (good).9) GV Ie Jima under bombardment (shell bursts include phosphorous shells); LSM & LCI cross parallel to beach in FG.10) LS Smoking mountain on Ie Jima as shells burst (includes phosphorous shells).QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 78209 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, Battle Of Okinawa, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS West Virginia (BB-48), Funeral Rites And Ceremonies, USS West Virginia, Soldiers' Bodies, Disposition Of, Rites And Ceremonies, Landing Craft -- United States, Kamikaze Pilots -- Japan
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