WWII - 1944, USS Birmingham, CL-62, Takes On Ammo; Japanese Air Attack; Burial At Sea; Tinian Bombardment

WWII - USS Birmingham, CL-62, Takes On Ammo; Japanese Air Attack; Burial At Sea; Tinian Bombardment LST w/ many landing craft around; views from nearby ship, sailors watching from deck, rail. Men carry shells from one ship & load into another (?). View of two ships winching together. Blacks on ship unloading very large shells from hold of Alhena (AKA-9) in sling; men passing casings, carrying & throwing into ship. Camouflaged ship passing. various ships, views, aircraft carriers. Escort vessel alongside. 02:21:57 Planes in low, contrails seen above. Plane landing on nearby carrier; taking off from carrier. 02:22:25 Heavy low-level ack-ack / flak; planes falling into water. many fighter planes over low. Much flak. Ship firing. 02:22:58 Men scrubbing deck; sleeping on deck. Working on wrapping cable w/ canvas. Sailor reading on deck, smiling to camera. Puerto Rican or Spanish-American. Carrier signaling w/ light. 02:23:57 Burial at sea, sailors on deck; Chaplain at mic; officer, dumping body from under flag. Men put hats on head & salute. Twilight & anchor chains being run out. View of shore; heavy smoke rising. White smoke on shore. 02:25:39 Men firing 40mm ships guns at Tinian, loading shells. Smoke rising from shore & explosions. WW2 Pacific; Blacks; Latinos; ca Saipan Invasion; 1944;