Japanese Ambassador to the United States Hiroshi Saito officially declares that Japan would no longer abide by the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Hiroshi Saito steps from his car and enters the Old Executive Office building (Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C., United States) in Washington DC. Exterior view of Executive Office building. He descends the steps of the building and enters his car.
Sergeant Stuart Queen of the U.S. Army introduces a film about the 3rd Infantry Division. He turns to Audie Murphy, the most combat decorated soldier of World War 2, seated beside him, who is now a film star, but still active as a Captain in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard. Captain Murphy speaks about the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. View of the Division parading for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Fort Benning Georgia, in Summer, 1949. Animated map shows Korea and surrounding countries of China and Japan, on June 25, 1950. View zooms in on the 38th parallel marking separation of North and South Korea. Views of North Korean troops moving against South Korea. Buildings being blown up. Armed troops of the People's Army of North Korea prodding civilians out of their homes. South Korean troops riding in an American-provided army truck, join others organizing to resist the invaders. South Korean troops in battle gear preparing to engage the North Koreans. Next, as part of United Nations response to the North Korean aggression, elements of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division are seen arriving in November, 1950, and deploying along the East Coast of the Korean peninsula, to engage the North Korean army along its left flank. Battery of American M114 155 mm howitzers firing. American troops advancing along muddy road in snowy environment in December, 1950. Entry of Chinese forces into the conflict causes Americans to assume a defensive posture. Korean troops preparing to move elswhere.Smoke rising from battles in the background. Views of American defensive positions on the perimeter of the coastal city of Hungnam, to cover the withdrawal of units and equipment the U.S. 10th Corps, seen entering landing craft from the USS Montague (AKA-98) for evacuation from the beachhead
Damage due to earthquakes and tidal waves in various parts of the Pacific Ocean. A high altitude view of an area. Damage due to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in Chile. Destroyed houses and wrecked vehicles on the streets. Damage due to tidal waves in Hawaii, Japan and Okinawa. Homeless people on the streets and in the field hospitals.
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet and Pacific Fleet, (center), confers with his Chief of Staff, Captain William W. Smith, (right), and his Operations Officer and Assistant Chief of Staff, Captain Walter S. DeLany (left), at Pearl Harbor, in 1941. Closeup view of Admiral Kimmel. View of two U.S. Navy submarines and several ships docked at Pearl Harbor, and crew men working on some of the ships. USS Indianapolis (CA-35) is seen at dock. Dock crane removing a 5 inch gun from USS San Francisco (CA-38) in the beginning stages of a refit. She would still be getting refitted when the attack on Dec. 7th occurred. Covered Lighter barge YF-240 is also seen. This is the barge that was next to USS Nevada during the attack. This was filmed before the December attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. (World War II period).
The signing of the Three Power Pact during World War II. Japanese, German and Italian delegates gather in Germany. Adolf Hitler greets the delegate from Japan signing the Three Power Pact of the Axis. The delegates sign the pact and officials stand in the background.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Bombardment of Iwo Jima. Explosions on the beach. Battleships fire main batteries. Bombs explod on Mount Suribachi. Heavy columns of smoke rises from Iwo Jima beach. Battleships and destroyers fire. Soldier fire guns at Mount Suribachi in the foreground.