A film titled 'This could be America' about the importance of buying war bonds during World War II. Aerial bombing of Japan. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat aircraft in flight in the Pacific Theater. They peel off. The aircraft strafe and bombard Japanese positions. Smoke rises due to strafing. The F4F Wildcat aircraft in flight. A pilot in the cockpit of an aircraft. Aerial views of the ground below. An aircraft strafes a Japanese ship and beach positions. The aircraft in flight and descend after being hit. An aircraft makes a crash landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Crew members try to rescue the injured pilot but he dies. Dead pilot's body is wrapped in American flag. Funeral services being conducted aboard the ship. The casket being thrown into the sea. Information encourages people to buy 7th war bond.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A Marine speaks over a phone. A wounded Japanese on a stretcher being loaded onto an ambulance truck. Smoke rises from Red Beach in Iwo Jima. A Marine swaps his shoes for Japanese shoes on a beach. A wrecked tank. A Marine carrying a rifle.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A Japanese howitzer canon fires at a beach resulting in explosions. Landing Ship Tanks at the beach. U.S. Marines raise American flag on Mount Suribachi. (This is the event on which the Marine Corps Memorial, or Iwo Jima Memorial sculpture is based). A group of combat Marines pose and cheer after the flag raising.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Various amphibious assault and support ships in a harbor as seen from a hill. A DUKW (amphibious truck) loaded with dead personnel. A beach strewn with American and Japanese dead. A combat Marine with a dog mascot. He feeds the dog. Another Marine with a cat.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. United States Marines advance across an area. A wounded tank driver being assisted across an exposed, open area toward a first aid station by a infantry man. A 30 caliber M1919 machine gun emplacement.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Signal Corps men string communication lines on the island. United States Marine infantry men with carbines and a dog as they walk across a beach. Entrance to mountainous caves dug by the Japanese. The Marines on a hill.
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