General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Tarawa

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Tarawa

1943

-1) CU Japanese coastal gun on the island of Tarawa which has been wrecked; PAN over area showing the wreckage, the trenches and dugouts. SV (Lenses obstruction to R of frame)2) HA MS Marine in a foxhole shaving.3) LS Large group of marines gathered about the edge of an airstrip, around an F6F-3 aircraft. SV4) LS Landing craft on the beach at Tarawa in a lagoon; wrecked Japanese boats seen along beach along with many marines.5) LS Looking out into the lagoon showing various types of small craft underway-6) LS Coastline showing USN landing craft along beach.7) LS Marines running along dock area carrying packs and small guns.8) HA MS Dead marine lying along the pier.9) MS Marines walking away from camera up a pier.10) MCU Marine given plasma by his buddy while on stretcher.11) MCU Marines standing and sitting around on beach; ammo crates are stacked nearby.12) CU Small fire in a hut.13) LS Explosion among palm trees next to a building.14) MS Group of marines in trenches; battered palm trees and wreckage nearby.15) MS PAN of area where the battle is still going on.16) LS PAN of portion of beach area; marines grouped about moving forward and toward vehicles moving around.17) MCU Group of marines in a Japanese bunker.18) MS Group of captured Japanese prisoners, half of them naked, sitting on beach guarded by marines. SV19) MCU Marines carrying boxes, which are adrift in water, up to the beach.20) MLS Group of Korean prisoners carrying wounded and supplies along roadway while being guarded by marines. SV21) MS Group of prisoners, Japanese and Korean, being searched and guarded by marines on beach at Tarawa. SV22) HA MCU Several wounded Japanese or Koreans lying on stretchers, a prisoner looking on.23) MCU Captured Japanese and Koreans squatting on beach while guarded by marines.24) MS Small tractor hauling a captured torpedo on dolly up the beach.25) CU Japanese prisoners squatting about on beach.26) MS Marine wading through portion of lagoon towards pier; PAN from the marine to another part of beach showing LVT"s on beach, some getting underway.27) CU Groups of marines building bunkers and putting sand bags up on beach. SV28) CU Marine lying in trench resting.29) MCU Marines taking a break, talking and sitting down.30) HA MCU Two men manning a machine gun in foxhole.31) MLS Beach area with marines milling about building foxholes, carrying supplies, etc. SV32) LS Fire in a building among palm trees.33) HA CU Japanese dugout with several dead Japanese lying in it.34) HA MCU Marines looking down into a Japanes bunker with dead Japanese in bunker.35) CU Dead Japanese lying next to his bunker.36) MCU Marine posing for camera with two rifles in his hand.37) LS Fire and smoke in and among buildings among palm trees on beach.38) LS PAN of area of beach showing activity during the landing of Tarawa.39) MCU MAJ.GEN and a COL. standing on beach next to a truck talking; a/c in BG. 2V40) MCU Two Air Force enlisted men talking with two Army nurses. SV41) MCU Two officers, a MAJ.GEN. and one a COL., entering R4D. FORMER SECNAV KNOX AND ADM. INGRAM VISIT IBURA FIELD, BRAZIL42) MCU Jeep traveling down roadway towards camera, followed by other jeeps ; first jeep is carrying MR. FRANK KNOX and other officers.43) LA CU FRANK KNOX surrounded by enlisted men.44) CU ADM. J.H. INGRAM, CINCLANTFLT and MR. KNOX going through Ibura Field.45) MCU Navy band lined up along roadway playing.46) MS MR. KNOX, ADM. INGRAM and other officers visiting aboard USS OMAHA (CL-4).47) MS MR. KNOX and officers walking next to bldg. at the field.48) MCU Jeep carrying KNOX and other officers down the field past a group of enlisted men in whites.49) MS MR. KNOX speaking to a group of men from a jeep. SV50) MS MR. KNOX and two Brazilian officers saluting while being rendered honors; officers of both nations in BG saluting; PAN as they walk from area.51) HA MS MR. KNOX and other officers surrounded by civilians and military talking.52) CU MR. KNOX entering R5D.53) LA CU

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Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Ingram, Jonas H. (Jonas Howard), 1886-1952

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