The flight deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) a day after a Japanese Kamikaze attack. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. U.S. Navy sailors clear debris from the deck. The wreckage of destroyed fighters are cleared away. Guns at the damaged flight deck. The sailors inspect debris and remove them. A sailor uses a pickaxe to remove a large debris from a burned pile.
View of the USS Saratoga (CV-3)’s bridge with shrapnel damage after a Kamikaze attack during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Guns in between the bridge. Soldiers climbing stairs. Sailors cleaning a Mark 12 5"/38 caliber dual purpose naval guns on USS Saratoga. A slightly damaged United States flag is seen over it. Men clearing debris from the damaged deck a day after Kamikaze attack. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese aircraft.
Burial at sea ceremony on board the U.S. Navy ship USS Saratoga (CV-3) a day after an attack by Japanese Kamikazes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Full crew of the USS Saratoga attend the ceremony on deck. The crew pay their respects. Bodies of the casualties, sewn into sailcloth, seen on deck. Some of the USS Saratoga crew are seen wearing life jackets. The bodies are thrown overboard. United States Marines firing their salute after all the bodies are buried at sea. Thousands of crewmen saluting as they conclude the ceremony. The crew disperse before forming a line on deck. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese planes.
U.S. Coast Guard (CG) enlisted men engaged in vessel maintenance during World War 2. Men wearing jeans use a scraper, a chipping hammer, and an electric wire wheel to prepare the deck for new paint on the stern of a Landing Ship Tank (LST). Another enlisted man welds a cleat to the deck of the LST while underway.