US convoy approaches Tarawa Atoll during World War II; Marines and officers pray and plan for battle
Montage convoy of US military ships sails in background over calm water in foreground as they approach Tarawa during World War II / Operation Galvanic leaders look at map; group includes Col Merritt A. Edson of USMC; Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Bourke of USMC; Rear Adm. Harry W. Hill of USN; Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith of USMC; Capt. Thomas J. Ryan of USN; Capt. Jackson R. Tate of USN / tilt-down shot Marines at prayer service / Marine kneels with prayer book in hand / Marines with bowed heads at service / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact dates not known]





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Editorial #:
502271926
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
November 01, 1943
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:28:00
Location:
At Sea
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
ghoc_x-10_02.mov
- Navy,
- 1940-1949,
- Admiral,
- Allied Forces,
- Approaching,
- Archival,
- Black And White,
- Conflict,
- Convoy,
- Documentary Footage,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Film Montage,
- General - Military Rank,
- Gilbert Islands,
- Kiribati,
- Kneeling,
- Leadership,
- Looking,
- Map,
- Military,
- Military Ship,
- Newsreel,
- Occupation,
- Officer - Military Rank,
- Pacific Ocean,
- Pacific War,
- Politics,
- Politics and Government,
- Praying,
- Produced Segment,
- Real Time Video,
- Religion,
- Sea,
- Selective Focus,
- Ship,
- Tarawa,
- Tranquility,
- US Marine Corps,
- US Military,
- US Navy,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,
- Water,
- World War II,