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Iwo Jima Clearing Caves, Bomb Disposal; 4th Marine Cemetery, 03/29/1945
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Naval Photographic Center film #8900. National Archives description "1) MS Marines exit cave as smoke grenades explode-SV. 2) MS Marine throws smoke grenade into cave, it explodes, white smoke pours out. 3) MS Marine shoots Bar automatic rifle into cave. 4) CU Marine carving memorial in sandstone. 5) LS-Pan C-47 dusting with DDT-SV. 6) MS-CU Removing base fuse from 5" naval shell-SV. 7) LS-MS Passing empty artillery shell casings and stacking them for salvage-SV. 8) MS-Pan Upward stack of expended artillery shell casings, Suribachi in background, (some casings inserted in cartons). 9) MS-CU Removing base fuse from unexploded 6" shell-SV. 10) MS-CU Stack of unexploded naval shells with partially removed fuses. 11) LS Bomb disposal truck by pile of unexploded shells. 12) MS Stack of unexploded shells with fuses removed. 13) LS-CU Removing base fuse from shell, Japanese LC in background. 14) LS 4th Marine Division cemetery, Iwo Jima. 15) LS Marine guard fires salute at dedication ceremony, Suribachi in background. 16) LS General salutes as bugler plays. 17) LS Flag raised to peak, grave markers foreground." National Archives Identifier: 78654 As always, any error or typo is mine and i…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Marine Corps, Rites And Ceremonies, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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