Iwo Jima: Airfield #1, Marine Tanks D+6 & D+8 Feb 25 & 27 1945

About this film

Film's slates not mentioned in the National Archives' description: Slate Date: D+6 Time: 1700, Subject: Jap Steam Roll + GI Truck Location Airport #1 Slate Date: D+8 Time: 1020, Subject: Marine Tanks Location: 183 Dog Slate Date: D+8 Time: 0930 Subject: 5th Med CP Location: LF .50 in YB1 Slate Date: D+8 Time: 1000 Subject: 5th Med Supply Dump Location: 1000 in RB2 United States Naval Photographic Center film # 8546. National Archives description "1) MS-CU Catholic chaplain conducts services on beachhead at Iwo Jima, Marines attend-SV. 2) MS Marine opens ammunition cloverleafs & stacks 75mm ammunition. 3) MS Gun crew operates and fires 75mm pack howitzer-SV. 4) CU Marine sights 75mm pack howitzer. 5) CU Marine arms fuse of 75mm ammunition. 6) CU Talker relays information to gun crew. 7) LS SB2Cs dive. 8) GV BB & DD lying off shore, 75mmn pack howitzer fires FG. 9) MS Marines unload 75mm ammunition from truck & stack in ammunition dump. 10) MS Marine heats K-rations with acetylene torch. 11) CU Marine uses cutting torch on armor plate-SV. 12) MS-CU Marines repair damaged Sherman tank-SV. 13) MS Marines pump fuel from fuel drums into tank-SV. 14) HS-Pan From man pumping gasoline to ma…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, Guns, 75-mm -- United States, Chaplains, Military -- United States

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