General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ACTION ABOARD USS MISSOURI (BB-63); SUICIDE PLANES HITTING SHIPS

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ACTION ABOARD USS MISSOURI (BB-63); SUICIDE PLANES HITTING SHIPS

1946

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1) MCU Ammo. passer & loader handling ammo. for 40mm gun.2) MCU Crew members standing around talking. GV3) MCU Crew members of 20mm guns standing by to fire.4) MCU Ammo. passing for 40mm guns (SV).5) MS Ammo. for 40mm guns being passed to loader.6) MCU Firing 20mm during practice firing; officers & men being trans. at sea to battleship (probably USS MISSOURI), by breeches buoy (many views).7) MSGV Battleship transferring personnel to DD in breeches buoy.8) MS ADM. WILLIAM F. HALSEY being trans. in breeches buoy.9) MCU ADM. HALSEY & party on fishing trip.10) MCU ADM. HALSEY talking.11) MCU Many views of members of Halsey"s fishing party during MS fishing trip.12) MCU Large fish being held up in front of camera after fishing party caught same.13) LS BB firing.14) LS USS CVE being hit by Japanese suicide plane on bow; a CV burning after being hit (many views)15) MCU Officers on deck of BB looking through binoculars.16) LS U.S. landing boat standing by in water. PAN17) MCU ADM. HALSEY looking through binoculars on board USS MISSOURI.QUALITY: FAIR, THROUGHOUT

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Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959

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William Frederick Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He was called "Bill" by his family and friends and nicknamed "Bull" by the press. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being Ernest King, William Leahy, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Gr...