US Army advances at Iwo Jima

Identifier
irn1000816
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.0959
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army Pictorial Service. (Producer)
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)

Scope and Content

Staff Film Report no. 46; Combat Bulletin, no. 46. (with intertitles) Reel 4: 08:46:30 "Pacific - Ulithi Anchorage" Shows aerial views of many ships anchored at Ulithi Harbor in the Carolines. Shows activities at an emergency landing field on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines. Guerillas help fuel and hide planes. 08:48:41 "Pacific - Iwo Jima" Troops and supplies reinforce Iwo Jima under enemy fire. Carrier planes bomb the island; ships and artillery shell caves. Shows dead Japanese and the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi.

Subjects

  • CORPSES
  • SHIPS
  • ARTILLERY
  • BOMBINGS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • MILITARY ADVANCES
  • FLAGS (AMERICAN)
  • AIRPLANES
  • WEAPONS/ARMS
  • HARBORS
  • ATTACKS
  • FLAGS
  • AERIAL VIEWS
  • FIGHTING

Places

  • , Philippines

Genre

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