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Admiral Halsey's U.S. Naval Task Force 8 raid against the Marshall Islands, February , 1942. in World War II
U.S. Navy Task Force 8, on Mission Number VI, the first U.S. offensive naval action of World War 2, against Japanese forces in the Pacific, conducted during January and February, 1942. This film was taken from the heavy cruiser ship, USS Northhampton, CA-26, of the Task Force en route to attack Japanese positions in the Marshall Islands of Wotje, Taroa and Maloelap. It begins with close-in portside view of the aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, Admiral Halsey's Flagship, underway, followed by a distant starboard view of the Enterprise. The USS Enterprise, CV-6, is seen preparing to launch air strikes. From time 00:27 to 00:43 the Enterprise's starboard side is shown with the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, CA-25, in the background. Aircraft are launched and SBD Dauntless dive-bombers are forming up over the fleet in several flights of three aircraft.each. The port side of heavy destroyer USS Balch, DD-363, is shown. The starboard side of destroyer USS Dunlap, DD-384, is shown in heavy sea wave swells. Bomber formations fly overhead and a flight of three F4F Wildcat fighters joins in. A TBD Devastator torpedo bomber flies over a Craven Class destroyer as more aircraft form up overhead.
A Japanese task force sighting enemy in Pacific Ocean.
Japanese Ships in Pacific Ocean. A Japanese task force sighting enemy. Man see through binoculars. Guns firing from ship. Planes flying. Navy officers in ship. Animation of battleships, submarines,destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers sunk by Japanese. (World War II period).
Activity aboard a convoy of United States ships headed across the Pacific Ocean.
United States ship headed across the Pacific Ocean. Supplies being loaded onto a ship. Sailors fire guns aboard the ship. Sailors boxing in a ring. Spectators watch the boxing championship aboard the ship. Sailors being washed and cleaned during King Neptune ceremony. A priest prays along with the sailors aboard the ship. Aircraft in flight. Sailors disembark from the ship. Army trucks and equipment being unloaded from the ship. (World War II period).
Crew members of United States aircraft carrier relax in the Pacific Ocean.
United States Aircraft carrier anchored in the Pacific Ocean. Antisubmarine nets are deployed to protect swimmers from sharks. Crew members of the carrier relax. Many sailors swim. some sailors dive from the deck, 70 feet, into the water to swim. Some climb up the anchor chains. Later, aircraft are seen lined up on the flight deck. A destroyer that rescued three downed pilots, pulls alongside and returns the pilots to the Aircraft Carrier, via breeches buoy, while both ships are underway. Rescued pilots pose. The destroyer pulls away.
Crew members of USS Lexington arrive in Portland, Oregon after the ship was sunk by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean.
USS Lexington sinks in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Smoke rises from USS Lexington after being hit by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Coral Sea of World War II. Smoke rises from the ship. Rescued crew members of the Patten Family get off a train in Portland, Oregon. They greet each other as a large crowd gather to welcome them. The Pattens salute.
Wrecked flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise after the enemy bombardment while underway in the Pacific Ocean.
Activities of the U.S. Navy during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island in the Pacific Ocean of World War II. USS Enterprise underway at sea. The wrecked flight deck after the bombardment. Men stand near an airplane on the flight deck. Patched bomb hits on the flight deck. Burned gun. Damage to gun sponson. Damage to the flight deck. Hole in the crane mast.