General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. HEAVY SEAS ENCOUNTERED BY USS TARAWA (CVA-40) ENROUTE TO NEW ZEALAND

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. HEAVY SEAS ENCOUNTERED BY USS TARAWA (CVA-40) ENROUTE TO NEW ZEALAND

1954

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1) MS Sailor and a girl on top of War Memorial.2) MS One of theguards of the War Memorial talking to the sailor and girl.3) LA LS Sailor and girl leaving the War Memorial.4) MLS Sailor and girl reading inscription: "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".5) LS CAPT COOK's cottage.6) LS Girl and sailor entering the cottage.7) LS Sailor and girl leaving the cottage.8) MS F9F-5, up-side down on flight deck, due to heavy seas.9) LS Starboard side forward of USS TARAWA in heavy seas.10) LS Planes on flight deck; ship is rolling.11) LS DDE in heavy seas, USS O'BANNON (DDE-450)12) LS Sailor and girl walking up walk, War Memorial in bg (SV).13) LS Looking at the "PERPETUAL FLAME TO THE SERVICES".14) LA LS Sailors walking up steps to War Memorial.15) LS Entrance to door, as they are walking.16) LS ADM WILLIAM F. HALSEY and a group of naval officers saluting (SV).17) LS Australian WRANS marching in review at Flinders Naval Station; ADM HALSEY in bg.18) LS New Zealand petty officers march by in review.19) LS New Zealand police band playing.20) LS ADM HALSEY on the reviewing stand.21) LS ADM HALSEY salutes and shakes hands with the WRAN LCDR.

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