United States Marines dressed in invasion uniform on board an invasion ship heading to Tarawa, Kiribati during World War II. Marine reads orders to a group. Marines chock 50 cal. Water cooled machine guns on board the ship. Marines set up tripods for machine guns two men in the background set up machine guns. Men break down equipment and walk off with it.
United States marine officers stand against the rail on a ship as they converse one of them has a binoculars around his neck. A Marine Colonel speaks to the officers on the deck of an invasion ship. Several officers stand around the mock up of Tarawa Island and converse about the invasion on board a transport ship.
TBF torpedo plane lands on board United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22) during World War 2. Plane taxis along with folded wings. Plane crew pulls it. An American destroyer PBM in water. Seven Grumman TBF Avenger planes in flight. Flags hoisted on the flight deck as TBF taxis along and takes off.
Three sailors lounge on the deck of United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22). A torpedo attached to a Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo plane. Crew stands on the flight deck as an officer speaks and cuts a cake. Men push torpedo on the deck and attach it in the bomb bay of the plane. (World War II period).
Vessels in the ocean, American sailors on board the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22) during World War 2. A barrage balloon flies over head the carrier. A crane on the carrier.
Vessels and a submarine underway. Two planes fly overhead. Sailors work at steers on board the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22) during World War 2.