Viewed in the distance, on the horizon, USS Minneapolis, CA-36, with the USS North Carolina, BB-55 in the background, tankers maneuver to fuel the fleet. A battleship and light carrier on the horizon, another battleship being fueled. The aircraft carrier USS Lexington, CV-16, being fueled. The fleet oiler USS Guadalupe, AO-32, fuels the destroyer USS Maury (DD-401) and an unknown warship.
A film titled: 'Attack on the Marshalls' depicts landing of U.S. troops on the Marshall Islands during World War II. A Japanese flag flying atop a flag pole. Animated map shows areas occupied by the Japanese. U.S. troops invade the areas. Marshall Islands, New Guinea and other places on the map. The 4th Marines and the 7th Infantry Division land on the Marshall Islands. U.S. airplanes taking off from an air base. They fly in formation overhead. A Japanese ship convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. They are strafed from the air. Smoke arises as the ships explode. Aerial view of the Pacific Ocean. U.S. airplanes aboard an aircraft carrier underway. Japanese airplanes being shot down by United States aircraft and crashing into water, as seen in wing camera or gun camera footage .
U.S. Battleships (BBs) and cruisers bombard Peleliu island in Palau, Pacific ocean during World War 2. 5-inch guns bombard the island. Views of guns mounted on ship. Island in background. USS Mississippi and USS Idaho underway. Smoke column rises from the island. (The ship shown at the 1:04 to 1:32 second mark is the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28 ). View of port side 5 inch 25 caliber dual purpose guns and a 40 mm quad mount. The Louisville's starboard side guns are shown from the 2:30 - 2:51 second mark.)
U.S. air raids on the Palau Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator formations of 31st Squadron, 5th Bomb Group en route to Koror. Explosions and smoke rises from bomb hits. The bombers leave the target area. Interior of an aircraft. Waist gunners are firing. A ball turret gunner at station.
U.S. air raids on the Palau Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator formations of 31st Squadron, 5th Bomb Group in flight over a target area. Interior of an aircraft. A navigator fills out reports. The aircraft drop bombs over the target area. Smoke rises from explosions.
Activities of U.S. soldiers on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Men repair the motor of a U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft. Trees in the background. A U.S. Navy PBY Catalina taxis on an airstrip. Other airplanes parked in the background.