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USS Argonaut (SS-166) returns to Pearl Harbor, from the Makin Raid, carrying Carlson's Raiders, during World War II
The USS Argonaut (SS-166) arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after the Makin Raid, by Carlson's Raiders, of the U.S. Marine Corps, in World War 2. Admiral Chester Nimitz boards the USS Argonaut (SS-166) and shakes hands with its Commander, Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, as Major James Roosevelt (the President' son) salutes. Admiral Nimitz then shakes hands with him. (Roosevelt is Executive Officer of the U.S. Marine's Second Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders). Closeup of Roosevelt mingling with others on the boat deck. Raiders mingling on the deck. Closeup of Roosevelt conversing with Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, USMC, Commander, Second Raider Battalion, who had arrived at Pearl Harbor on the USS Nautilus a little earlier. Carlson conversing with other Marine officers. Raiders starting to leave the boat. Sailors transporting a wounded sailor on a litter. Carlson and Roosevelt conversing with other officers.
USS Nautilus (SS-168) arriving at Pearl Harbor with Lt. Col. Carlson and his Marine Raiders in World War II
View from a high point above, as the submarine, USS Nautilus, glides toward a wharf at Pearl Harbor,as it returns from the Makin Raid of World War 2. The wharf is crowded with a military honor guard, reception committee and host of well-wishers. Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, USMC, Commander, Second Raider Battalion, and members of his unit are standing on deck. Scene shifts to post-docking, and Admiral Chester Nimitz is seen standing with Carlson's raiders on the deck, as other senior officers walk past Colonel Carlson, offering their congratulations on the success of the Makin Raid. Then as Admiral Nimitz speaks with Carlson, on of the senior officers shows him some Japanese war trophies the Raiders brought back with them. Nimitz holds a Samurai sword by the handle and discusses it with a young Raider officer standing next to him.
"Carlson's Raiders," of the U.S. Marine corps, return to Pearl Harbor, on two submarines, after their Makin Raid in World War II
The return of "Carlson's Raiders," to Pearl Harbor following their successful Makin Raid in World War 2. View from a high point overlooking a wharf at Pearl Harbor, as the USS Nautilus (SS-168) approaches. The wharf is crowded with a military honor guard, a reception committee of high ranking naval officers, and other well-wishers. (Unrelated sequence inserted, of a surfaced submarine, as it fires its deck gun and smoke arises in the sea from a burning ship in the distance.) Scene shifts back to Pearl Harbor, again. This time it shows the USS Argonaut (SS-166) docked, and Admiral Chester Nimitz boarding the submarine and shaking hands with Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, USN, its Commanding Officer. Major James Roosevelt, USMCR, (President Roosevelt's son) who is Executive Officer of the Second Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders) salutes Nimitz, who then shakes hands with him. Scene shifts again, to deck of the USS Nautilus, where Admiral Nimitz, holding Japanese war trophies from the Makin Raid, discusses them with a young officer from the Second Raider Battalion. View of arms and equipment of the Marines on the submarine deck. Sailors transport a wounded Marine on a litter. Marine Raiders begin to leave the submarine and walk past a military honor guard with rifles at parade rest.
Allied soldiers in North Africa celebrate Christmas in 1942, during World War II.
Allied Forces in North Africa during Christmas, 1942, in World War 2. Map of Tunisia. Ancient Roman ruins,including the Amphitheater of El Jem. A native plows a field. Children ride mules. Christian Cathedrals in various places. Interiors of a cathedral. At various places Allied soldiers hold Christmas Services outdoors. Camel Corps troops astride their camels. A Christmas service in front of a Curtiss P-40 aircraft displaying an American flag on its right wing and a Christian flag on its left. Scenes of children celebrating Christmas in different parts of the world, including boys throwing snowballs at each other outside a school building in the United States (Lettering above doorway of school reads "Durham Public School", possibly in Durham, NC. Graves of dead soldiers. Religious services held for the allied soldiers. British General Montgomery attends a religious service. Bells ring in churches across the world Sign reads 'A Happy Christmas'. Soldiers carry sacks. Letters brought for soldiers on a jeep. Soldiers run to get their letters. A soldier reads his letter. A soldier wakes up to find a filled stocking hung on his tent. Another soldier opens a parcel. 'Pine Grove USA' and 'Birney Cave Mincoka' written on two signs. Soldiers open parcels. Empty boxes, cups and bottles on a table. Preparation for the Christmas feast. Feathers are plucked from a turkey. Many bottles of rum in a row. Chickens are removed from an airplane. Soldiers in a chow line. A pudding on a plate is put on the table. A bowl of oranges on a table with some WAC service members. A sign in the background reads 'A Merry Xmas' Soldiers feed their pets. A puppy is fed. A donkey and a pig are fed. A pet monkey grooms a soldier's head. Candy is thrown to the native children. The Red Cross dispenses milk given by soldiers to native children. Soldiers go sightseeing in Egypt and observe an Egyptian magician. The Great Sphinx of Giza with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background as Allied soldiers fall off a camel they are trying to ride. Egyptian women pass in veils. British Soldiers play Cricket. American soldiers play baseball. Soldiers polish uniform brass and shine shoes to prepare for assembly. Others take baths in tubs outdoors. With all troops assembled, President Roosevelt visits riding in a jeep. He is accompanied by Lieutenant General Mark Clark and Major General Lloyd Fredendall, riding in the back of the jeep. Later the President is seen sitting sideways in the jeep, holding his hat over his heart as he passes troops lined along the roadside. Secret Service agents ride behind carrying machine guns. The generals in his jeep salute as they pass the colors. Next, British Prime Minister Churchill is seen greeted by an honor guard of four British soldiers as he arrives in Tunis in August, 1942 to visit British troops, en route to Moscow for his first meeting with Stalin.
Japanese prisoners assembled and some given medical aid. Admiral Nimitz decorates Marines. Guadalcanal, WWII
Allied campaign against Quadalcanal and Solomon Islands during World War II. Captured Japanese Labor Battalion prisoners (called Termites by the Marines) and some Imperial Marines march and are lined up. Japanese prisoners seated behind a barbed wire fence. A Japanese soldier being given first aid. treatment by an American medic. Dead Japanese soldiers from a Regiment commanded by Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki, are seen on the beach at, 'Alligator Creek.' (They fell during a nighttime attack against entrenched U.S. Marines, on 21 August 1942. The ICHIKI Regiment lost 777 killed during their attack. Only six members of the regiment escaped.) Corporal Barney Ross (former U.S. boxing champion) receives a Japanese flag as a souvenir. U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz decorates Marine Colonel 'Red' Mike Edson, Commander of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and U.S. Marine pilots: Major Smith, Captain Carl and Major Gaylor during the ceremonies. Brief glimpse of Marine Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift with Admiral Nimitz
Army trucks travel on Burma Road; Japanese bombers drop bombs; US General Joseph Stilwell discusses with Chinese; Flying Tigers take off.
Trucks driving on Burma Road to China. A caravan of camels travels to China through rough, snowy mountain terrain. British and American army trucks driving up mountainous terrain of the Burma Road during World War 2. Animated map showing two important military supply routes used by the Allied forces- the Burma route and the Iran land bridge (also known as the Persian Corridor). An animated depiction of an Imperial Japanese soldier superimposed over map of Asia, dominating the region. United States General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz discuss strategy together. Japanese soldiers march with Japanese flag during 1942 invasion of China. An Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bomber in flight. POV through bomb bay door as Mitsubishi G3M1 drops bombs. Explosion from bomb as seen from ground. British Field Marshal General Harold Alexander holds a map. United States General Joseph Stilwell, while smoking a cigarette, discuss with Chinese colleagues. Animated map depicting Burma Road takeover by the Japanese. A United States airman, belonging to the First American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers), hops on a Curtiss P-40 fighter. A group of “Flying Tigers” Curtiss P-40 fighters take off from airfield.
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