Japanese mine sweeping operations in the North Pacific Ocean during World War II. The mine sweeping operations being carried out in the North Pacific Ocean near the Aleutian Islands. Buoys being dropped to mark a mined area. Dories being lowered. A Japanese look out sights through an instrument.
Japanese cruiser, Tama, underway in the North Pacific Ocean during World War II. The cruiser underway in heavy seas as water washes over the deck of the ship. Ice cover on the deck and rails of the ship. Crewmen remove snow from the deck and the rails. A man looks through binoculars. Another crewman waves signal flags. A ship underway at sea.
The Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. A map shows the Aleutian Islands situated in the North Pacific Ocean forming the southern boundary of the Bering Sea. Volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands. The rocky coast of the island. A man stands on an ice covered ship. A boat carries some people. An aircraft lands on sea. A ship in the rough seas. In 1942: Animated map depicts Japanese invasion of Midway Island and Dutch Harbor and U.S. response to the attack. U.S. Army Air Force PBY Catalina flying boat aircraft takes off. U.S. Army officers who participated in the Battle of Dutch Harbor include Lieutenants Charles H. Briggs, Jack Todd, Jep C, Jonson, James E. Breeding, Virgil Alleman and Jack S. Marks. Active volcanoes in the background. Army camps in the Aleutian Islands.
Animated map shows Northern Pacific with line from Japan to the Aleutians and thence to the West coast of the United States. View zooms in on the Aleutian Islands. View, from Japanese transport ship, of several Japanese warships underway in Northern Pacific ocean during World War 2. Japanese Naval officer steering in the wheelhouse of the ship. A light cruiser and two more warships in a column. A company of Japanese marines receive instructions from an officer and board a landing craft.View of marines in landing craft, underway, with their rifles resting on the gunnels.