Pre-invasion view of Iwo Jima from a U.S. airplane flying off shore. A jeep escorts a Staff car carrying two U.S. Navy officers who are greeted by other officers as they step from their car. Quonset huts in the background. The officers proceed to an open field where 17 members of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion stand in formation. One officer reads a citation and then several officers proceed to decorate the sailors with purple hearts. At conclusion of ceremony, the officers salute. A color guard carries the American flag and the flag of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion.
Carpenters of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) at work constructing shipping containers in the Philippines, during World War 2. One uses a power circular saw. View of a fan placed in a new wooden container. A native being instructed by a Seabee. Stacks of finished containers.
Japanese soldiers on Leyte in the Philippines during World War II. Explosions occur in a jungle. Japanese soldiers in prone position behind bushes. The soldiers advance and charge ahead. An officer briefs lined up soldiers. Bags on the backs of the soldiers. A map of Leyte island.