Japanese Mines & Rockets; Evacuation Of Wounded On Iwo Jima, 03/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #8871. Slates not included in National Archives descriptions: Slate says "Date D+19, TIme 1400, 3d Div, Iwo Jima" then "Loading casualties on Navy Evacuation Plane" Slate says "March 11 D+20" Slate says "Men Heat Rain Water By Burying Them In Volcanic Ground" Slate: "Roll #29 Time 1430, Date D+18, Unit - Div HQ, 3MD Op #III, Phase II, The Operation" Slate "illegible... pallets used as platforms" Slate "illegible shots of largest .... rocket ... projectile ... warhead" Slate "illegible ... 21st Marines" Slate: "Roll #30 Time 1430, Date D+18, Unit - Div HQ, 3MD Op #III, Phase II, The Operation" Slate "illegible ... rocket launcher... mortar" Slate "illegible ... 3d engineers... area... 2 new Jap all purpose mines." Slate "Terra Cota (ceramic) - non-metalic mine." Slate "... disassembling fuse - same fuse used on both mines" Slate "J.B. Fellows, Roll #71 Time, Date D=19, Unit DIV HQ, 3MD OP# III Phase II, The Operation" Slate "illegible... 3d Engineers ...Camp ..., 2 new Jap all-purpose mines" Slate "illegible... all purpose pull release on pressure fuse. - 5 pound pull approx. or 22 pound pressure." Slate "illegible.. new factory built box type mine" Sl…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Navy, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, Mines (Military Explosives) -- Japanese, Curtiss CW-20 (Transport plane), War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, World War II

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