Flight deck activities aboard a United States aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Gun gallery as damaged TBM Avenger aircraft is jettisoned over the side. U.S. Navy F6F aircraft lined up on the flight deck of the ship. Men push a F6F aircraft backwards on the deck. An aircraft carrier underway at sea as explosions occur at sea and water splashes. U.S. Navy F4U aircraft taxis along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Aircraft in flight. F6F hellcat jettisoned over the side of the carrier and being dropped in the sea. Crew on deck look on and watch the plane fall into the ocean. F6Fs warm up and taxi along the deck with plane handlers in the foreground. F6Fs take off from the deck.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A zero flag flies from aboard a ship. A line of LVTs (Landing Vehicles Tracked) underway at sea. Number one flag being raised. An LVT underway. Captain O'Dell in control boat underway at sea off the coast of Iwo Jima. Numerous LVTs in the rendezvous area. USS Auburn as a flag flies from the main mast and LVTs underway in the background. Battleships off the shore and small crafts in operation. Minesweeper off the shore of Iwo Jima. Coast being bombarded in the background as smoke rises.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A swimmer in water. An LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) underway at sea. An LCVP picks up a swimmer and he comes aboard. A man aboard a LCVP looks through binoculars. Small crafts in operation off the shore. Ships in the background. Iwo Jima beachhead as small crafts operate off the shore.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A flag locker displays the various flags aboard a ship. A man prepares to hoist a flag. A battleship bombards the coast of Iwo Jima as smoke rises. Vessels at sea.
United States LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A signal man aboard (Landing Ship Tank) LST -782 as he sends a blinker signal. Chief Petty Officer by his side as he takes down a message. A message on a clipboard. Signal man holds the message as he sends it through the blinker.
United States Navy LST-782 off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A clipboard with a message on it. Quartermaster takes out a signal flag bag aboard LST-782 (Landing Ship Tank). A signal man sends up a flag hoist out of the flag bag. Flag hoist at the yardarm. Signalman sends up a hoist. Signalman takes flags out of the flag bag. Two signalmen execute the flag hoist. Signalmen send up the hoist. Four signal men bring down and send up signal hoists.