Aboard the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) the crew prepares a funeral with full military honors for Lt. Commander Omar R. Ford who was one of 44 who lost their lives in a tragic fire aboard the ship on October 26, 1966. Sailors are seen assembling and lining up in formation in dress whites. Ship's flag at half-mast. Captain John H. Iarrobino, the skipper, and other officers inspect the formations. View from above of Marine honor guard in full dress uniforms, and of officer pallbearers standing by flag-draped body. A formation of ship's officers.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign in grassy area reads 'Camp Carroll'. The Camp Carroll dedication sign reads ' Camp J. J. Carrolls Dedicated November 1966 in Honor of Captain James Joseph Carroll, USMC, Company "K" 3rd BN 4th Marines". The grassy and dirt fields, dirt road , large tents and sandbag psns at Camp Carroll. A USA 175mm gun in psn. The hardback buildings, sandbags psns and marine stand and walk at Camp Carroll.
Salvage operations in the Mediterranean Sea by a U.S. ARS (Salvage Ship) after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. An ARS underway. A large group of civilians and USAF (United States Air Force) personnel in the hold of an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized). Cameramen and reporters tour the search area with U.S. Deputy-Commander Strike Force South Rear Admiral William A Guest on board LCM. Rear Admiral Guest talk to the reporters. Rear Admiral Guest in a long, leather coat points out matter to the reporters. USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) in the background. Photographers take pictures of USS Fort Snelling.
Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash. A small boat in water. Line handlers aboard an LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) tending lines attached to divers, being towed through water during salvage operations. A man on the stern of the LCM holds a tow line attached to divers underwater in the far background. A small boat patrols in the background. Men on stern of the LCM grouped around. A diver swims towards the stern of the LCM. A piece of gear is brought aboard by the men on the stern. The man on the stern of the LCM holding onto the line extended out into water. Four men on the stern of the LCM tend lines which are extended out into the wake of a boat.
Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. The helmsman of a U.S. LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) at controls. U.S. personnel on the stern of the LCM. A diver swims towards the LCM. The diver in water talks to men on the LCM. Men on the stern of the LCM pull in on a line from water. A kite being brought aboard. The diver in water in the left background. A man works with lines and gear on the deck of the boat. Men unfastening lines attached to the kite on the deck. A man holds lines extended in the wake of the LCM.
Salvage operations off the coast of Palomares, Spain by the United States after 1966 Palomares B-52 crash incident. A diver comes aboard a U.S. LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) from the water. U.S. personnel assist the diver in taking off his tanks. The diver talks to men on the LCM.