General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. USS MISSOURI SHELLS Japanese MAINLAND, AMMUNITION HANDLING

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. USS MISSOURI SHELLS Japanese MAINLAND, AMMUNITION HANDLING

1945

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1) LS-DA Main battery of USS MISSOURI trained out to port & firing.2) LS USS WISCONSIN fires main battery, rear view.3) LS-MS-CU Marine orderlies hang admiral"s uniforms on railing.4) MS Through peen-hole in main fire control, Cdr. Byrd orders: "commence firing"-SV.5) LS Cdr. Byrd enters armored fire control station & peep-hole uncovers.6) MS CVL refueling from same AO as the USS MIRROURI-SV.7) MS Men handle 16" shells on deck.8) MS 16" shells are swung aboard from ammunition ship alongside-SV.9) LS Splashes in water astern USS MIRROURI during offset firing practice.10) LS Iowa class BB fires main battery.11) LS Looking aft from forecastle as main battery of USS MISSOURI fires SV.12) LS Main battery trained forward after firing.QUALITY: GOOD

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...