General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8) ARRIVING AT NAVY YARD ADMIRAL BYRD GREETED BY NAVY OFFICIALS

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8) ARRIVING AT NAVY YARD ADMIRAL BYRD GREETED BY NAVY OFFICIALS

1947

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1) MCU ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ, ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD, ADMIRAL RICHARD CRUZEN and SEC. NAVY JAMES FORRESTAL: ADMIRAL BYRD speaks over P.A. SEC. NAVY FORRESTAL congratulates ADMIRAL BYRD ADMIRAL NIMITZ congratulates ADMIRAL BYRD.2) MS Crowd going aboard MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8)3) DS Crowd on dock comes aboard, sailors helping people up gang-plank.4) MCU ADMIRALS BYRD & CRUZEN come down gang-plank. ADMIRAL BYRD greets family, SEC. NAVY FORRESTAL talking to ADMIRAL BYRD, flash bulbs going off. ADMIRAL BYRD & FORRESTAL talking, color guard in BG. ADMIRAL BYRD speaks.5) CU ADMIRAL BYRD speaking.6) DS Crowd on dock waves to personnel on board.7) MS MT. OLYMPUS tied up at dock, Navy Yard. (Nav. Gun Factory, Wash. D.C.)8) MS Color guard at attention on dock as MT. OLYMPUS arrives.9) MS CU ADMIRAL BYRD & CRUZEN comes down gang-plank of MT OLYMPUS greeted by ADMIRAL NIMTZ and FORRESTAL.10) MCU ADMIRAL NIMITZ, BYRD, SEC. NAV. FORRESTAL, & ADMIRAL CRUZEN.11) MS MT. OLYMPUS moving into dock.12) MS Color guard salute.13) CU Children waving to personel on board.14) CU MRS. BYRD and daughter wave to the Admiral.15) LS Color guard & Marines at attention.16) MS ADMIRAL BYRD & party leave dock at Navy Yard.QUALITY GOOD (but a very dark & rainy day)

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