A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment and recovery of Marines wounded in Saipan during World War II. Wounded Marines aboard a hospital ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. A doctor washes his hands. Doctor and a nurse examine patients. A wounded Marine gets a head massage. Marines rest on the deck as they read, drink ice cream soda. A Marine walks with crutches. Marine on a wheel chair on the deck as others relax aboard the ship.
A Landing Craft Infantry underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. View of a island. A man sucks lemon. A Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) passes. A man handles lines on a LCI deck. Men stand on forecastle of a LCI staring at the island. Men work on the LCI. A LCI underway. A United States Navy OS2U Kingfisher aircraft fly overhead. Island in the background. 20mm gun crew on forecastle of LCI fire on the island.
A Landing Craft Infantry underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) underway. A LCI underway as it fires at an island in the background. Smoke rises from the LCI. 20 mm gun crew aboard the LCI. A man observes island through binoculars.
An American Cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) prepares to launch a scout plane in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A close up of the U.S. Navy OS2U Kingfisher floatplane in catapult ready for launch. U.S. sailors stand under the wing of the floatplane. A sailor climbs up a ladder. Aerial view of the USS Chester underway. Aerial view of Ulithi Island. Aerial view of Ulithi anchorage. Ships anchored at Ulithi. Aerial view airfields and ground installations at Ulithi.
U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester (CA-27) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A Navy Chaplain, in ecclesiastic robes, conducts church services on the deck of of the USS Chester. The Chaplain stands at a star-covered podium and speaks into a microphone. U.S. sailors hold hymnals. Music is provided by a sailor at a piano accompanying a small choir. The Chaplin speaks into the microphone and the sailors listen to him. Sailors attending the service are seated on benches.
U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester (CA-27) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A bugler plays into the ship intercom loudspeaker system. A boatswain pipes into it. A sailor sends a message by semaphore with flags.