General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PLANE AND TASK FORCE BOMBARDMENT OF KWAJALEIN ISLAND: TBF CRASH LANDING

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PLANE AND TASK FORCE BOMBARDMENT OF KWAJALEIN ISLAND: TBF CRASH LANDING

1943

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1) ATOG SMOKE COLUMNS RISING FROM KWAJALEIN ISLAND.2) ATOG AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT UNDERWAY FOR BEACH AT KWAJALEIN; PAN: TO BEACH.3) ATOG SMOKE COLUMNS RISING FROM KWAJALEIN.4) ATOG TASK FORCE LYING OFF BEACH AT KWAJALEIN; AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT MANEUVERING NEARBY.5) MS TBF CRASHING IN WATER AFTER MISSING FLIGHT DECK OF USS ENTERPRISE CV 6; FLIGHT DECK OF SHIP FG; DECK CREW RUNS OVER TO SIDE; TWO PILOTS CLIMB OUT ONTO WING; PILOTS JUMP INTO WATER AS ANOTHER TBF FLIES OVERHEAD.6) HA MLS TBF EXPLODING AS IT SINKS.7) HA LS TBF SINKING IN WATER; F4F ON FLIGHT DECK.8) HA MS F6F BEING PUSHED FROM ELEVATOR TOWARD AFT OF SHIP.9) MS ADM CHESTER NIMITZ SPEAKING TO CREW OF OLD USS NAUTILUS.10) MS ADM NIMITZ STANDING WITH OTHER OFFICERS BY 8 INCH GUN MOUNT AS HE SPEAKS TO CREW OF OLD NAUTILUS.11) MS ADM NIMITZ DECORATING OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF OLD NAUTILUS CREW.12) MS ADM NIMITZ PINNING MEDAL ON CPO.13) HA MS CREW MEMBERS OF OLD NAUTILUS RECEIVING S.14) MS ADM NIMITZ PRESENTING AWARD TO CAPTAINLD NAUTILUS; OFFICERS, AMERICAN FLAG IN BG.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...