WW2 - Pacific, 1945: SS Bluegill Shelling of Island, Firing at Mine and Explosion, etc.

WW2 - Pacific, 1945: SS Bluegill Shelling of Island, Firing at Mine and Explosion, etc. Shoreline, gun of SS Bluegill submarine and rocking as fired. Submarine see on surface & diving, surfacing from small boat so rocking. 10:09:44 Large explosion in water (mine?). Heavy smoke. 10:10:13 Sailor on shipboard firing 40mm (?) machine gun at floating mine in water. Sailors on submarine, Large navy ship (transport?) from submarine. Men coiling rope on submarine and on deck painting. View of island mountains behind. Submarine firing at mine or target on water w/ ship’s guns & rifles. 10:12:30 CU sailor watching w/ binoculars. 10:12:44 Submarine hailing another. PBY (?) overhead. Swimmers bring large glass float aboard. 10:13:42 Shoreline, firing 5” large submarine gun. 10:15:55 6 men in lifeboat paddle away. Holding sign. Two men on pier w/ radio phone. Others inspect brick house, man climbs telephone or electrical pole and puts up American flag in formal flag raising sequence. Wrecked tower. WW2; Note: May be SS Bluegill (SS-242) firing on Pratas Island, May 28, 1945. Bluegill crew renamed island as Bluegill Island after raising flag on May 29th.