Aircraft fly over the sea in Okinawa, Japan. A sailor on a boat in the middle of the sea, possibly returning to ship from a rescue mission. Man walks with a sailor.
Clinging to pieces of wreckage, exhausted sailors from a destroyed allied vessel are helped aboard an United States Navy submarine by fellow sailors. Some of the rescued sailors are covered in oil. Sailors from the submarine help the victims aboard while others post lookout with binoculars. Some victims are wearing flotation bladders and float on wooden planks. (World War II period).
Japanese women and children wash clothes at Kin water point spring in Okinawa, Japan. People carrying sacks of clothes on top of their heads. Group of women doing laundry in spring. A child takes out clothes from a bag. A woman scrubs clothes with soap and brush.
Mechanics and pilots sleeping in hangar at Clark Field, Pampanga. Aircraft P-26s and B-10s on field taking off and in flight. Army officer fixing a notice on notice board outside barracks and Philippine troops standing in formation. Major General Jonathan Wainwright talking to other officer nears a river. Men tying military equipment with cloth piece and bamboo. View of equipment floating in water. Water buffalo (carabao) and Philippine troops doing river fording exercises. Planes overhead and Philippine troops taking positions in World War II.
Guests from across the nation arrive to attend the wedding of Senator John Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy in Newport. John Kennedy and his wife walk out of the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, who, as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, also commanded other U.S. military units involved in the invasion of Guadalcanal in World War 2. He discusses those joint U.S. military operations. The U.S. Destroyer, USS Blue (DD-387) seen bombarding Guadalcanal.A B-17 bomber overhead. U.S. Marines decend rope net into landing craft of the attack transport, USS George Clymer (APA-27), later seen with the USS Harry Lee (APA-10) and numerous landing craft around them. A landing craft from the Harry Lee arriving and Marines jumping out. Many U.S. troops wading ashore from landing craft. Troops carrying supplies ashore. Officers salute as American flag is raised on rugged flag pole. Numerous Japanese prisoners of war marching and in outdoor confinement. Japanese prisoners being processed. Japanese soldier using shoe clamps to quickly climb a tall palm tree. Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr.decorating a flyer with the Distinguished Flying Cross. View of the medal.Halsey decorating marines, including Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, seen wearing the Navy Cross. Sign on palm tree reading: "Hospital Station C-1-Med." Wounded inside hospital tent. Troops gathered for religious service. U.S. troops dug in and moving along jungle path. Fallen Japanese soldiers on shore of Guadalcanal.Smoke rising from Japanese bombing of Henderson Field and construction continuing with heavy equipment. A B-17 bomber landing on the field. Names on B-17s at the field, including: "Spook," "Leis-Lady,"and "Boomerang." A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft taking off from Henderson field. Film concludes with parade of warships and overflight of warplanes (including a biplane).
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