Tarawa: Tarawa operations, landing, flag raising - G-468

Summary

1943/11 - D-day? Tarawa LS landing craft headed for shore MLS Rear end of landing craft passing camera, blast from naval gunfire can be seen in BG LS various types of landing craft headed for shore, LVTs and LCVTs MS LVTA 2 loaded with Marines in combat gear headed for shore LS landing craft headed for shore. Marines helmets and and parf of machine gun can be seen in FG, sea is rather choppy. LVTA 2 headed for shore, part of their landing craft in FG MCU winch aboard ship, operated by US sailors, corpsmen with stretchers …..life jacket and helmet in FG. Marine in combat gear in BG, LCV in FG. CU winch, wire rope uncoiling from winch MCU sailors pulling on line CU sailors hand operating control lever on winch MS unloading LVT from hold of ship MS LVT comes out of hold of ship LS ???? in FG, AP has lifeboats hanging from ship LSTU airplanes arriving in formation MSTD landing 57mm gun in to landing craft MSTD unloading jeep from hold of ship, sailors and equipment inside of hold LS convoys, landing craft in FG, transports in BG, Also aircraft carrier in far BG MSTU bridge of ship, American flag flying, cables and other equipment on ship, officers on bridge of ship one using binoculars MCU three Marines in combat gear CU machine gunner firing 30 caliber air cool machine gun from sand bag emplacement, other man feeding machine gun MS Marines in sand bag emplacement throwing hand grenades MS column of Marines move past camera MS torpedos on carrier, jeep and other vehicles in BG, Marines in BG MS colors as they are about to be raised, Marines in BG MCU buglar blowing bugle, man with tank drivers helmet in BG, buglar has finished MS Marines saluting MSTU color going up palm tree MS colors MS troops dressed in dungarees, some without jackets, all in helmets, saluting colors, troops as they finish saluting. MCU Marines saluting, PAN along line of Marines as they salute, all doing hand salute MS AAsame, photographer taking picture MCU General saluting