An officer explains ship operations to actor Charlton Heston on the deck of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26). The BELKNAP and other U.S. Navy vessels are visiting Cannes during the July 4th celebration sponsored by the United Services Organization (USO) at the Cannes Film Festival Hall. Festival events include a parade of World War II vehicles, a concert for residents and visitors and a gala dinner-dance for special guests
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Cannes
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
officer
ship
ship operations
actor
charlton
heston
actor charlton heston
deck
cruiser
uss
belknap
missile cruiser uss belknap
cg
navy
vessels
navy vessels
cannes
celebration
organization
services organization
uso
film
festival
hall
cannes film festival hall
events
festival events
parade
war
vehicles
world war ii vehicles
concert
residents
visitors
dinner dance
guests
us navy ships
united states ships
world war ii
guided missile cruiser
us navy
independence day
french riviera
1940 s
40 s
high resolution
missile cruiser
world war two
second world war
us national archives
Date
04/07/1987
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Link
Copyright info
No known copyright restrictions