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Documentary titled 'To the Shores of Iwo Jima' about the American attack on Iwo Jima in the Pacific campaigns of World War
Documentary titled 'To the Shores of Iwo Jima' about the American attack on Iwo Jima. Map shows location of Iwo Jima Island near Japan, Japanese defense lines and the American front lines. U.S. Navy forces attack on the island. Planes from carriers take off to drop bombs at Japanese targets on the island. Scenes of heavy shelling on enemy's beach installations. U.S. Navy forces head towards the beach in the initial assault. Troops debark from landing craft onto the beach. Soldiers pinned down due to heavy enemy fire. Navy corpsmen carry wounded soldiers on litters.
Heavy artillery shelling between Americans and Japanese on Iwo Jima, Japan.
Shows the American attack on Iwo Jima. U.S. troops under heavy Japanese fire. Rocket trucks fire rockets at the enemies. Troops under fire from heavy enemy defense over the ridge. Troops rest and tend to the wounded. Troops call for artillery support. Scenes of artillery battle between the Americans and Japanese during night time. A U.S. ammunition dump explodes. (World War II period).
Naval combat in the Surigao Strait during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.
Animation shows Allied naval battle for the Surigao Strait in the Philippine island during the Battle for Leyte Gulf against the Japanese naval-air forces in October 1944. Shows U.S. Vice Admiral Thomas C. KinKaid. Allied naval fleet launch a preplanned attack against the enemy. U.S. Army personnel show their naval fleet's strategy against the Japanese on a blackboard. Officers read a map and shake hands. (World War II period).
Events following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968
Speaking after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Walter Edward Fauntroy pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C makes an appeal for mourners to honor him in silence and in the spirit of non-violence. He appeals to people to remain in their homes and to pray for a spreading of the spirit of this great man. He adds that those who respond violently in their grief, do Dr. King and his memory, dishonor. Next, a front loader is seen clearing smoking debris from riots, looting, and destruction that occurred in major cities of the U.S. during protests after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. A fire truck on a city street sprays water on a burning building. Street sweepers clean a city street. View of cars parked in front of one of several churches set up as emergency centers in Atlanta. Inside the church, tables are seen filled with all manner of food, clothing, and other necessities to help persons in need. Views of people availing themselves of the needed item. Workers outside bringing supplies to the emergency centers. View inside an emergency center of people helping those in need. Closeup of two Catholic Nuns providing meals to those in need. Children seated at tables eating meals. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson broadcasts an appeal for citizens to reject violence and calls for unity and understanding. He states that he has just conveyed his and Mrs. Johnson's sympathy to Mrs. King. Glimpse of American flag at half staff on the White House. Still photo of Martin Luther King.
Four British working men and four American counterparts visit officials concerned with war production, in New York City and Washington DC (WW2)
A British film entitled, "People to People." Four British working men, visiting America, are seen in overcoats on the deck of a ship passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor during World War II. They are accompanied by four American workers who were returning on the same ship, from a similar visit to England. Closeup of the eight men, named by the narrator, who calls them trade unionists on an exchange visit. Brief view of Chiang Kai-Shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill at the Cairo Conference in 1943.Camera pans closeup over Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-Shek. Brief views of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Tehran Conference in 1943. Closeup of Roosevelt and Churchill, with Anthony Eden standing immediately behind them. Closeup of Stalin and Roosevelt, with U.S. Army Air Force Chief, General Henry H.(Hap) Arnold and British General Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, conversing behind them. Scene shifts back to the men aboard the ship in New York harbor, with the New York City Manhattan skyline of buildings in the background. Next, the eight men are seen climbing steps to New York City Hall. Inside they are welcomed by New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. The group is then seen entering a building in Washington, DC, where they sit down at a table with Donald Nelson, Head of the U.S. War Production Board. In the Department of Labor building they meet William Hammatt Davis, Head of the War Labor Board, and also the Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins. After that they are seen heading into the White House, where they are met by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who comes out of the White House to greet them on the porch. (Narrator says she later invited them inside for tea.) The men are next seen climbing the Capitol steps. Vice President Henry A. Wallace comes out to greet them and comments about industrial production not only during the war, but in the time of peace to follow.
Shows shellback initiation rites and rough seas refueling aboard USS Mount Olympus in Central Group Operation High Jump
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Shows shellback initiation rites held aboard the USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8), under Captain Cruzen, sailing in Atlantic upon the crossing of the equator. U.S. vessels caught in a heavy sea-storm. Ships move through heavy seas. USS Cacapon (AO-52) along side the USS Mount Olympus in heavy seas for refueling. Captain of USS Cacapon comes aboard the Mount Olympus to discuss and urge rapid refueling for safety of the ships. Seaplane aboard a seaplane tender falls in the sea due to heavy turbulence. Surgeons operate an injured sailor at the sick-bay on a vessel.
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