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Burial at sea ceremony on board the USS Saratoga after a Kamikaze attack (WW2)

Burial at sea ceremony on board the U.S. Navy ship USS Saratoga (CV-3) a day after an attack by Japanese Kamikazes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Full crew of the USS Saratoga attend the ceremony on deck. The crew pay their respects. Bodies of the casualties, sewn into sailcloth, seen on deck. Some of the USS Saratoga crew are seen wearing life jackets. The bodies are thrown overboard. United States Marines firing their salute after all the bodies are buried at sea. Thousands of crewmen saluting as they conclude the ceremony. The crew disperse before forming a line on deck. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese planes.

Date: 1945, February 21
Duration: 4 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080637
U.S. 58th Bomb Wing, 468th Bombardment Group B-29 Superfortress bombers land on West Field, Tinian during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Forces bombardment group return to West Field, Tinian after bombing missions over Nagoya, Japan during World War II. U.S. 58th Bomb Wing, 468th Bombardment Group B-29 Superfortress bombers land on runways 1 and 2, West Field. B-29s taxi after landing.

Date: 1945, May 14
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074910
Allied servicemen and women in Auckland, New Zealand during World War II.

Allied troops in Auckland, New Zealand World War II. Pedestrians on a street. Trolleys move. Servicemen and women mingle in crowd. Exterior of a movie theater. Civilians and U.S. sailors get on as trolley comes and stops at corner.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074673
United States Air Force 339th Fighter Squadron Pilots briefing in front of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning before take-off during WW2

A group of United States Army Air Force pilots belonging to the 339th Fighter Squadron, who intercepted and shot down Imperial Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, walk together beside a Lockheed P-38 Lightning during World War 2. They sit together near the aircraft and discuss with a map. The commander, Major John Mitchell, holding the map points straight to his comrades before pointing something on the map. On his right are Lieutenants Besby Holmes and Rex Barber. To the left of Major Mitchell is Captain Tom Lanphier. The pilots are standing again near the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, discussing together. Major John W. Mitchell, wearing helmet and goggles, poses and smiles while holding a propeller’s blade.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078984
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and the commanding officer of USS Williamsburg on the navigation bridge in Bermuda.

U.S. President Harry S. Truman on USS Williamsburg in Bermuda during his holidays. Truman wearing a cap stands on the bridge of USS Williamsburg. A view of Bermuda landscape. The President and the commanding officer of the ship on the navigation bridge. A naval air station in Bermuda. Men man a rail on a rescue tug. Bermuda in the background. A motor launch with canopies on it. A small boat underway. A floating dry dock in the background. Three U.S. Navy Martin PBM Mariner aircraft in flight.

Date: 1946
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068988
Harry S. Truman leaves USS Williamsburg and meets the Governor of Bermuda in Bermuda.

U.S. President Harry S. Truman on USS Williamsburg in Bermuda. A boat of the Governor of Bermuda Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham approaches USS Williamsburg. The Governor's boat approaches a gangway and comes alongside. Men disembark from the boat. A naval air base in Bermuda. The mast of USS Williamsburg in the foreground. USS Malabar tied up to a pier at the naval air base. A horse drawn carriage approaches the Governor's house. Truman drives in the horse drawn carriage. Truman's boat comes alongside a pier. He disembarks from the boat followed by two high ranking officers. Truman walks past accompanied by the officers. Truman and Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham. The Governor's mansion. USS Williamsburg approaches the pier. Line handlers on the pier. Truman's boat alongside the gangway of USS Williamsburg. Truman and party get into the boat. Truman in a boat chair with a rod and reel. The boat pulls away from the gangway.

Date: 1946
Duration: 3 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068989