An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. View of a Japanese merchant vessel sailing the North Pacific Ocean as seen from aircraft cockpit view. United States Army Air Force tracers strafe the Japanese merchant vessel underway in the ocean. Hits on the deck and in the water around the ship. Mountains in the background.
Commander-General of USAFPOA (US Army Forces Pacific Ocean Area) Lieutenant General Robert Richardson, Jr. visits Okinawa, Japan during World War II. General Richardson walks to grave of U.S. Lieutenant General Simon Buckner. General Richardson salutes and places wreath at grave. He talks to General Ray D Geiger and gets into jeep.
Flag raising ceremony by U.S. Army at Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Troops at attention and salute the flag. Soldiers take pictures. Commander-General of USAFPOA (US Army Forces Pacific Ocean Area) Lieutenant General Robert Richardson, Jr. talks to other U.S. officers. Army jeeps parked.
Pratas Island in the Pacific Ocean, as seen from the deck of surfaced U.S. submarine, the USS Bluegill (SS-242) during World War 2. Barrel of deck gun seen. Japanese radio towers seen faintly in distance on the island. The boat shakes as its deck gun fires toward the radio towers. The Bluegill seen from another boat as she sits partially surfaced with small waves breaking over her deck. she submerges and then surfaces again. Huge explosions occur as demolition charges detonate destroying Japanese installations ashore. Dense smoke fills the area. A crew member stands on deck of the Bluegill, firing a rifle toward the shore.
U.S. submarine and ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Signalman sends blinker signal. A motor launch underway. An aircraft carrier underway. Submarine goes towards the Suma harbor in Guam. Sailors heaving on the line. Submarine commander being congratulated on the trip. Officers shake hands and talk amongst themselves. Mail bags aboard the submarine.
A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment and recovery of Marines wounded in Saipan during World War II. An aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean. Smoke rises from the coast of Saipan as battle continues. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft as critically wounded Marines are being loaded aboard the aircraft. Marines aboard the aircraft. Aircraft taxis and takes off for Honolulu. Litter patients being loaded aboard a PB2Y Coronado flying boat. Fruit and juice crates being loaded aboard an aircraft. U.S. flag flies aboard a ship.