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Scenes On Iwo Jima (D-Day Plus 6), Feb 25 & 28 1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #8545. SLATE: J.B. FELLOWS ROLL #49 DATE D+6 [Feb 25] UNIT 3D PIONEERS H&S 3MD - OP #III PHASE II The operation - Beach Black Unloading SLATE Long shot of beach landing last SLATE Beach is badly congested high surf makes unloading very difficult [upside down] Time 1315 Long shot of beach landing last SLATE: J.D. Fellows Roll #50 DATE D+9 [Feb 28] UNIT [illegible] BN Time 0930 3MD - OP #III PHASE II [?] On Black Beach SLATE: partially legible - steel matting on beach - Eng Co ... field depot SLATE: Unloading LCTs - ammo pallets are broken open and ammo is man-handled SLATE: partially legible ROLL 65 Iwo Jima 2/26/45 B Co 2nd BN 9th ... awaiting orders SLATE: situation end of 2/26/45 A) 4th B Captures important high ground B) 9th B straightens lines (3D DIV) NEW DATA SLATE: WILSON, J.D. Ph1 3RD MAR DIV 2/25/45 T- 1000 1st BAT 12TH MARINES GETTING SET UP! SLATE: J.D. WILSON, PHASE II 3RD M.D. 2/25/45 0430 I BAT - 12th MARS 1st Gun Setting up National Archives description: "1) GV Beach of Iwo Jima showing general activity, LVTs in operation, men digging foxholes etc.2) CU Man at telephone in communications dugout.3) MS LVTs underway on beach road.4) CU Ch…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, Landing Craft -- United States
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