Shipboard activities of United States sailors while underway in the Pacific Ocean. A United States sailor hits at a speed punching bag in a ship's recreation room as other sailors in the background look on. He continues to hit at the punching bag.
United States Marines being transferred to United States LSV-2 in the Pacific Ocean for landings on Japan during World War II. The marines with landing party gear on the flight deck of United States ship Cowpen underway in the Pacific Ocean. A marine puts apples in a knapsack. The marines load .45 pistol clips. A marine with a monkey mascot on his arm as others look on. A monkey on a mortar. The marines at quarters for muster on the flight deck. They put on their battle equipment.
A Japanese Kamikaze aircraft is spotted overhead. Next, on November 25, 1944, from a considerable distance, an explosion is seen and white smoke rising from the American aircraft carrier, USS Hancock (CV-19). Tracer bullets being fired as a Kamikaze plane dives. The U.S. Navy Aircraft carrier USS Intrepid is seen on fire and completely covered in dense black smoke. Sunset and darkness. Next, in daylight, an unidentified American warship fires its guns while underway. Aircraft Carrier, USS Intrepid (CV-11) is seen firing antiaircraft guns , making black flak cloud overhead. Suddenly black smoke rises from vicinity of her island from a Kamikase strike. It gradually clears as fire fighting operations progress aboard. Next, she is seen underway in the opposite direction.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. J.G. Pipal along with Fred Kelly as they train athletes for a hurdle race. Various track events take place where athletes from Allied countries compete. 1500 meter relay race and a medley relay race. Athletes line up as King Nicholas I of Montenegro decorates them. A baseball game underway between the teams from the United States and Canada.
The Inter-Allied Athletic Games meet at Pershing Stadium in Joinville Le Pont, France. Athletes from the United States march at the opening ceremony of the Allied athletic meet. An American military band plays and troops march at the ceremony. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing along with French President Raymond Poincare enters the stadium and they move past the troops. The President and the General review the troops. Allied soldiers lined up as dignitaries salute them. The troops being reviewed. Henry White, Hoover, Robert Lansing; Major General Henry Tureman Allen (H.T. Allen), United States Army approaches the granstand and shakes hands, laughs and smiles with Admiral Henry Shepard Knapp. General Pershing and President Poincare enter the grandstand.
An Allied athletic meet at Pershing Stadium in Joinville Le Pont, France. A military band plays at the opening ceremony of the Allied athletic meet. Allied troops march into the stadium at the opening ceremony. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing and French President Raymond Poincare review the parade. Horsemen and soldiers salute as they march past the review stand.
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