A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Crew members aboard USS Springer as they pull a line. A crew member comes aboard the submarine. Another unfolds a map and then folds it up again. Men on the deck as they look down at the water. Dead body of a Japanese pilot being pulled aboard. Officers and men search through the clothing of the dead Japanese pilot. A Japanese life jacket tossed to one side. Dead Japanese flier with a bloody head on the deck. Japanese script on the life preserver. Dead pilot's body tossed into a lifeline and into the water. The pilot's life jacket on the deck. Crew member uses a hunting knife to cut away part of the jacket as another crew member picks up the jacket. Friendly planes in flight over the submarine. Crew members look skyward.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Crew men aboard USS Springer. The captain on the deck of the submarine. A man holds onto a halyard from which a Japanese flag flutters. An officer lights a cigarette. Four small Japanese flags on a halyard aboard USS Springer. Men on watch bridge of the submarine. A man looks through binoculars and smiles. Crew members converse with ship mates. Bearded men talk.
Preparations for Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. Mechanic works on engines of U.S. Navy pb4y-1 (Navy version of USAAF B-24 Liberator bomber). A man cleans a detached nose gun. Another examines a gun aboard the pb4y-1 aircraft. An officer looks on as mechanics work on a pb4y-1. Officer talks to a mechanic. Men work on propellers of the aircraft as they rotate the propellers.
U.S. soldiers land on an enemy island and being wounded in action during a Pacific campaign of World War II. U.S. troops care for wounded soldiers being hit during initial enemy attacks. Another wounded soldier being carried on a stretcher inland. Wounded soldier being placed on a jeep. Shell blasts on the island. Jeep pulls away. U.S. tanks advance on island. Wounded soldiers of U.S. army being brought at a field hospital. First aid and plasma being given to wounded soldier by medics. Leg of a wounded soldier affected by gangrene being treated. Wounded soldiers being loaded into ambulances and evacuated. Enemy shells fire on island as smoke rises from explosions.
U.S. soldiers land on an enemy island and being wounded in action during a Pacific campaign of World War II. Evacuation center of U.S. army shows an ambulance backing up and wounded soldiers being brought on litters. Landing craft on beach wait to transfer wounded soldiers on transport. Wounded soldiers lie on stretchers. LCMs (Landing Craft, Mechanized) loaded with wounded soldiers head for ships at anchor. Blood stains on faces of wounded soldiers. Wounded soldiers being treated aboard hospital ships. Red Cross drugs and medicines being unloaded from ships at a beach. Fresh water containers are unloaded. Battalion aid center set up half way towards the front. Wounded soldiers arrive on foot and stretchers. Identification Tag of wounded soldier. Faces of soldiers being hit in action.
Diagram shows pattern of air currents that carried Japanese paper balloon fire bombs from Japan to America's West Coast, during World War II. The paper bomb balloon or fire balloon unit consists of the paper gas sac and an automatic balancing and firing control device. United States Navy personnel inspects the balloon as it descends to the ground. He looks at the paper bags filled with sand which provide balance and the central payload,incendiary and bombs. He holds paper material and inspects its strength. The balloon is filled with hydrogen gas. Pressure is exerted by a rubber ring. United States Navy personnel demonstrates the various parts: demolition block,aneroid switches,jacks,blow out plugs,incendiaries and central payload. He demonstrates the balancing mechanism: Balance bags,payloads and incendiaries are suspended by T-hooks switched between the blow out plugs on the balancing ring. A man unhooks the T-hook and releases balance bags.