U.S. Destroyer, USS Drayton (DD-366) in camouflage paint, underway off Okinawa in World War II. Crew members crowd her decks as she sends a man,by high line transfer in large enclosed canvas sling, to nearby heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). View of the transfer from the cruiser. The Drayton moves away. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane lands in the slick of USS Salt Lake City and bounces about in rough water. View from the Salt Lake City of Japanese shells, from shore battery on Marcus Island, falling into the sea. Momentary view of Lieutenant Commander, Eddie Peabody and his troupe, entertaining sailors aboard the Salt Lake City in port at Ulithi, on Nov. 11, 1944.
Supplements from a film called 'Fighting Lady' during World War II. A sailor aboard USS Yorktown also called Fighting Lady. Sailor stands in the well of the elevator as a torpedo comes up on elevator to the deck level. A cartoon of Tojo on a torpedo head and a sign reads 'To Tojo'. Nose of the torpedo with a grinning Japanese face drawn on it.
Supplements from a film called 'Fighting Lady' during World War II. Racks with torpedoes in them aboard USS Yorktown. Propellers of the torpedoes. Men lift torpedoes from rack and being placed upwards. Torpedo being lowered into place on a rack.
Supplements from a film called 'Fighting Lady' during World War II. A man guides the stern of torpedoes as it is being lifted from a rack. Torpedoes placed on a stand. A torpedo being lowered. Torpedo being lifted from a rack as a man guides the stern. A motor mechanic works on an electric motor. Men unfasten doors on a torpedo hatch. Hatch cover being lifted.
As film begins, a U.S. Navy captain is seen walking across a wharf cluttered with aircraft parts and boxes of supplies. He looks skyward, during World War 2. Scene changes to view from a small boat underway in the water, with two officers aboard, conversing. The USS Yorktown (CV-10) is seen in the background. Change of scene to the bridge of the Yorktown, where officer in steel helment labeled "Captain," looks through binoculars. Series of closeups of him looking skyward with binoculars.
United States LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A signal man aboard (Landing Ship Tank) LST -782 as he sends a blinker signal. Chief Petty Officer by his side as he takes down a message. A message on a clipboard. Signal man holds the message as he sends it through the blinker.
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