Japanese troops fight in Hankou, China during World War II. Japanese troops fire machine guns and artillery guns from a hill. Smoke rises from explosions on hilly terrain. Smoke billows up from explosions.
Maneuvers of U.S. submarines including Nautilus and N2 in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Periscope of a submarine underway in the ocean. Submarines rise to surface of water. Navy officers and sailors aboard the submarine. Nautilus submarine underway.
Flight crew members of U.S. Navy Squadron VP-1 (later changed to VP-21) sit in front of a Squadron PBY-4 for group photo before departing on a deployment (likely to Pearl Harbor). They disperse. Sailors are seen kissing their wives and girl friends goodbye. The Squadron aircraft is pushed down a seaplane ramp and departs, followed by others, one at a time. Friends and family wave as they depart. Aircraft numbers seen include 1-P-4; 1-P-6; and 1-P-10. A huge warship is seen behind the departing PBYs in several concluding scenes. The Squadron PBYs all display the insignia of a white elephant standing on a cloud holding a bomb with its trunk. The PBY-4 aircraft are distinguished by propeller spinners and flat hatches on their sides. The location appears to be North Island NAS, at San Diego.
Views from another ship of a Netherlands freighter enveloped in smoke and spray in extremely heavy wind and sea conditions. The freighter is seen from various angles, as it moves about. Smoke is not coming from its main stack, but from elswhere in the deck. In a calmer moment, the ship appears not to be in trouble.
Invasion of Japanese held island of Guam, Mariana Islands by U.S. army during World War II. Battleships fire guns. Amtrack going in. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) fire at the island. Phosphorous shells burst in air. Landing crafts head towards the shore.
Invasion of Japanese held island of Guam, Mariana Islands by U.S. army during World War II. U.S. soldiers stand around a wounded soldier lying on a stretcher. Wounded soldier being transferred to assault boat. Assault boat pulls away. Landing crafts and ships on water in the background. Wounded soldiers being removed from assault boats.
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