2015-04-12

United States Naval Photographic Center film # 10988. National Archives description "1) LS Column of BBs and cruisers; PAN of women on beach in foreground. 2) HA MCU Group of WACs, one of them pointing over water to column of ships going over the horizon. 3) GtoA SC1 and two SB2Cs flying by overhead. 4) LS SB2Cs flying by. 5) HA LS Women and children. 6) LS SB2C making low pass. 7) LS SNJ flying by, pulls up sharply. 8) LS Sumner Class DD; PAN over to a Baltimore Class CA. 9) LS South Dakota Class BBs. 10) LS Man standing near water's edge; PAN out to ships (SV). 11) MS Women and man on beach looking through binoculars; PAN out to fleet passing by. 12) GtoA R4D flying by. 13) LS SNB flying by; PAN over to column of ships. 14) LS JRF flying by; column of ships in background. 15) LS Overlooking large group of cars and people who are watching the column of ships. 16) LS Spectators standing on steep hill; PAN up to fleet on horizon. 17) LS Nevada Class BB underway slowly; PAN over to other battleships. 18) LS CV on the horizon; PT passing by in foreground. 19) LS Iowa Class BB PAN of the people watching the fleet come in (SV). 20) LS Two DDs of the Fletcher Class on horizon PAN down to BBs. 21) LS South Dakota Class BB; PAN up to other battleships. 22) Civilians (SV). 23) HA LS Open-air church services on deck of ship. 24) HA LS Men on deck listening to the chaplain (SV). 25) LS CU Ordnanceman working on gun. 26) MLS Man diving over side of ship. 27) Man swimming. 28) LSTs near beach; smoke coming from beach in the background (SV). 29) LSTs cargo ships and small craft in the water. 30) LS LSTs at anchor; signal bridge of ship in foreground. 31) Looking at deck cargo aboard the LST. 32) LS Overlooking weather deck of LST; men walking down deck and cargo on the deck. 33) LS Transport at anchor; rainbow in background. 34) LS PAN Rainbow. 35) LS Camouflaged transport (APA) sending blinker signals. 36) LSTs at anchor. 37) MS Enlisted man looking through binoculars. 38) LS Aircraft going into rocket run on beach; explosions on beach (SV). 39) Explosions and smoke coming from beach under attack (SV). 40) LS PAN LCVP, DD of the Fletcher Class, and an LST lying-to off the beach. 41) LS Deck activities on the LST; other LSTs in background."

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