Wrecked ammunitions and weapons on the beachhead in Majuro, Marshall Island during World War II. Flags on the beachhead. Man stands along the side of the beachhead. Wrecked houses and trees on the beachhead. Shells on the beachhead. Soldiers stand along the side of jeeps and tanks on the beachhead. Men take a boat at sea. Other ships in the background. An airplane in flight.
A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Wrecked guns and shells on the island. Burlesque and Camouflage Islands shown on a map. There are two principal factors of the plan of execution of Carillon Island. The seizure of weakly defended islands and the use of three islands for emplacement of artillery to support principal landings. This is depicted with the help of animation. Heavy gun fire and aerial bombardment on all the principle islands. Coordination between land, naval and aerial forces helped in the accomplishment of objectives. A map of Carillon Atoll. A map of the Marshall Islands. Major benefits of Flintlock Operations and how it was effective in achieving victory are explained.
U.S. Marines during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. They arrive in trucks at dock in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. Marines work on dock and go aboard AP (transport) alongside. Convoy of AP underway. Transport area shows auxiliary ships and landing craft. Landing crafts underway lay smoke screen. Waves of landing craft underway to beach.
Convoy of AP (transport) underway in the sea. Tents in camp area and view of air strip Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. View of airfield. Ships at harbor. An AP underway.
United States amphibious invasion and capture of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands during World War II. Supplies for the departure of ships. Goods, war material and vehicles loaded. Supplies loaded manually and by cranes. Boxes of supplies checked. Ships underway. Animation depicts the movement of ships. Aircraft on flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Aircraft takes off and in flight. Ships and carrier planes bombard the island. Explosions and smoke rises up. Kamikaze suicide planes attack ships. 4th Marine Division troops board landing craft. Marines land on the island. Marines and tanks advance on the island. Troops fire artillery. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers. Landing craft beached. Marine troops on the beach.
American entertainers from USO in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands during World War 2. Singer Frances Langford walks on a stage. Bob Hope hands over a microphone to Langford. She sings as music director Tony Romano plays a guitar in the background. Bob Hope and Frances Langford at the microphone. Patty Thomas dances on the stage to entertain U.S. soldiers. Comedian Jerry Colonna speaks into a microphone.