Aftermath of Japanese attack on United States Aircraft Carrier, Franklin (CV-13) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. A wounded sailor lying on the deck as he talks to another man after the Japanese attack on the USS Franklin. United States sailors on the deck of the ship as they salute. They attend a burial at sea. The sailors in white uniforms carry a casket wrapped in the American flag. The sailors with their heads lowered. An honor guard fires three volleys. Officers salute on the deck.
Japanese attack on United States battleship Franklin (CV-13) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A United States destroyer ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Fire burns furiously on the hangar deck of the USS Franklin after the Japanese attack. Fire fighters spray water to extinguish the fire. Smoke billows up as a result of the fire. The firefighters spray water with hoses to extinguish the fire.
United States Marines in the Philippines during World War II. Marines advance down a small dusty road. United States flag flies after the marines capture the area. Smoke rises in the background. Several marines around a light tank. A photographer with his camera and a reporter with his portable typewriter, during a combat break. Marines in the background. The reporter types a dispatch. The photographer smokes a cigarette and cleans a lens on his camera.
United States Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress bombers in action in Thailand during World War II. Men work in a plant in the United States as they manufacture B-29 bombers. Men work on the body of the aircraft. In China, fuel barrels being loaded onto an aircraft for transporting. Chinese troops roll the barrels and pile them up at an air base for refueling B-29 aircraft. Fuel being unloaded from the barrels into a huge storage tank. Piled up barrels. A B-29 aircraft takes off and in flight. The Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand being bombarded by the B-29s. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up.
United States aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) being attacked by a Japanese bomber in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A United States convoy underway in the Pacific off the coast of Japan. A naval gun being fired and smoke rises. A Japanese aircraft explodes in mid air and spins as it tumbles toward the ocean. Flak bursts in the air. A Japanese dive bomber descends and drops bombs over USS Franklin. Huge explosions and smoke rises from the ship. Crew aboard the ship fight fire as they spray water from hoses. Chaplain Father Joseph O'Callahan prays over a mortally wounded sailor. Injured being transferred onto another ship. A dead American sailor. Rescue ships take away wounded. Smoke rises from the ship. Sailors being transferred onto another ship and the ship pulls away.
German U-boats surrender to United States Forces in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Wrecked submarines and ships at a ship yard. Prefabricated submarines at Raymond shipyard in Bremen, Germany. German submarine U-858 underway towards Cape May, New Jersey after its crew surrendered to United States officers in the Atlantic Ocean. Men on the deck of the U boat while underway at sea. Men at a dock. Another U boat U-805 being brought to Portsmouth, New Hampshire after it surrendered to the Americans. Crew of the U boat before being taken to the Portsmouth Naval Prison. The captain of the German U boat.