Japanese troops advance in Singapore during Battle of Singapore of World War II. Animated map shows Singapore strong points. Japanese troops cross Johor Strait and wade ashore on a beach in Singapore. Camouflaged artillery fires and infantry move up as Japanese bomber planes bombard Singapore. Explosions occur and smoke rises on ground. Japanese infantries holding bayonets and katanas shouting as they make their final assault on Singapore. British prisoners are taken.
Famous theater, movie, and stage stars volunteer and entertain the soldiers at various clubs for military service members in the United States during World War II. U.S. sailors and soldiers look at a sign 'Stage Door Canteen'. Sailors at a port as they wait to rejoin their ship. Soldiers eat food received at a recreation center. Two sailors including a British sailor talk with a woman. A group of women dance on stage. Soldiers watch the dance. A male dancer comedian (possibly Donald O'Connor ?) performs a funny dance and does the splits to applause from the troops. Soldiers laugh and enjoy.
U.S. troops arrive in India during World War II. Convoy of troops ships arrive in India. British army on deck of ship. Crane hoist British soldiers. Military equipment and supplies are lined up. Troops in large numbers stand in attention. U.S. troops disembark ship. Military equipment is unloaded. U.S. soldiers move in streets of India. U.S. troops talk to Indians to learn their language. They make tents, workers work in tent city. Bombers being tested. Troops march at a parade.
Japanese bombing of Darwin, Australia in World War 2. Animated map showing line of Japanese attack from the RyukYu Islands to Darwin, Australia. Japanese MitsubishiG4M1 (Betty) long range bombers being readied at a Japanese air base. They take off on mission to bomb Port Darwin.Those on ground wave goodbye to them. View through nose greenhouse of a bomber. Bombers in formation. View of pilot and copilot in cockpit. More views of formation flying over clouds. Pilot with hands on control yoke. A note in Japanese fastened to the cockpit window. Crew members take lunch break while underway. Crew of bomber seen in warm clothing and on oxygen, as they proceed at a higher altitude.Radio operator keys message. Gunner at his station. The bombers begin their bomb run over Port Darwin. Bomb seen dropping from the aircraft, and striking the airfield of the Australian Naval Base on the coast.
Japanese forces occupy Andoman Islands in World War 2. Animated map shows straight line from Japan, over Southeast Asia, to the Andoman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. Japanese troops are seen in an assault boat headed toward a tropical island. Mitsubishi F1M (Pete) Navy float plane in flight overhead. Japanese soldiers charge a beach and move inland, apparently unapposed. British flag laying on the ground in Port Blair and British arms stacked by Japanese troops, who also pose for photograph in a large group, raising their flags in sign of victory. Japanese soldiers examine a sash worn by a local native. Street scene with local people going about their daily activities.
Opening scene shows U.S. soldiers of Japanese ancestry, in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, moving en masse over a training obstacle. Views from the side and headon, as the troops come charging down the obstacle. Next, they traverse a deep trench containing some fixed obstacles, and proceed over a berm.View of them descending at a run. The troops charge toward, and taking cover in, trenches and simulated shell holes. A view of them assembled in the grass across from the camera, which is separated from them by part of the obstacle course. Suddenly, an explosion occurs in the obstacle course, close to the camera. (World War II period).
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