U.S. sailor and Naval officer aboard ship in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Sailor typing a message and hands it over to an officer. Officer writes on the message and smokes cigarette.
Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A map locates places. Ships underway at sea. Japanese troops aboard a ship. They advance across a field. A seaplane takes off and in flight overhead. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft bombard Japanese battleships. Smoke and splashes in water due to the bombardment. The aircraft bomb a shore. Enemy anti aircraft guns are fired. Soldiers stand at attention. A soldier holds a flag. A map of Pacific areas controlled by Japan.
Short film shows bow of an American submarine viewed from its deck while underway on the surface during World War 2. A sailor looking through binoculars is silhouetted against the dawn sky in the background.
Brief film shows members of a U.S. submarine crew as they pose for camera during World War 2. A sailor named Guy Rossi from Medfield, Massachusetts holds a sign identifying himself. Other crewmen pose looking through binoculars. Some of the crew stand on the conning tower of the submarine. A sailor photographer with elaborate motion picture equipment is seen atop the boat's deck.
A United States Naval training film about the Battle of Coral Sea. Moves of C task Force (TF)17 on the Japanese targets without support of C task Force 11. Support system of TF 44. Animation shows probable action of Task Forces. Location of TF 11 and TF 44. TF 17 at sea. The Japanese plan. View of Japanese navy sailors on lookout on Japanese ship. Japanese Imperial Navy officers meeting and reviewing a map. Clouds show bad weather. Moves of TF 17 to Tulagi and Guadalcanal. Animation shows favorable and unfavorable weather conditions in attack of TF 17. Cruiser launches U.S. aircraft. Views of U.S. Navy aircraft attacking and dive bombing Japanese positions on island land, and Japanese ships at sea. Twelve Torpedo aircraft and 28 dive bombers are launched from USS Yorktown (CV-10). View of aircraft taking off from flight deck of USS Yorktown. Close proximity aerial view of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircraft in flight Six planes in flight. Aerial view of islands. Torpedo bomber aircraft releasing torpedo from air to ocean during attack of a Japanese ship or a mine lair. Bombers take off and return after unsuccessful air operation. Diagram shows pilot's report after battle. Air group in flight. TF 11 approaches launch air searches within 200 miles. Moves of TF 11. Moves of Japanese commands. Reaction of Japanese Task Forces from small islands of Japan. Position of all forces depicted. (World War II period).
Scenes from film documenting the Battle of Midway. Two U.S. Navy U.S. Navy SBD-3 Dauntless aircraft land on an aircraft carrier, followed by an F4F-4 Wild Cat and two more SBD-3s. Deck crews attend to the aircraft after they are completely arrested. (World War II period).