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Lieutenant Wilson explains a matter to officers aboard USS Midway in South China Sea during the Vietnam War.

U.S. Navy 7th fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy E-1B aircraft lands aboard USS Midway underway in the South China sea. E-1H aircraft carrying bombs taxis off with its wings folded. Lieutenant W.B. Wilson, VFP-63 (Light Reconnaissance Photographic Squadron)on board a U.S. Navy E-1B aircraft. Lieutenant Wilson in flight suit walks away from the side of the aircraft. Commander Carrier Division Rear Admiral William Bringle greets Lieutenant Wilson and they talk. Lieutenant Wilson being greeted by Captain J.M. O'Brien, Commander of USS Midway and Lieutenant Commander Duncan of VFP-63 (Light Reconnaissance Photographic Squadron). Lieutenant Wilson explains a matter to the officers during a briefing in a wardroom. Rear Admiral William Bringle, Captain J.M. O'Brien, Lieutenant Commander Duncan seated on divan as they listen.

Date: 1965, May 9
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059973
Japanese actions leading to 2nd Sino-Japanese war and attack on United States at Pearl Harbor in World War II

Japanese army officers examining foreign military equipment. A Japanese worker employing electric drill developed in a Western country. The Japanese freighter, Tatsuno Maru, loading scrap iron at a port in the United States. Other Japanese freighters loading coal and oil for shipment back to Japan. View of the Washington Naval Conference in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC, held in 1921-22 and again in 1927 and 1930, to deal with several lingering issues. Glimpse of Japanese people holding flags while gathered near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Glimpse of Japanese army troops on parade. Japanese Navy warships at sea. A fleet of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers and Nakajima Ki-27 pursuit planes, parked on an airfield. A loose formation of Ki-27s airborne. Animated map illustrates Japanese fortification of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall islands in the Pacific. Animated map illustrating China's greater size and population vis-a-vis Japan. Animated map illustrating Japanese occupation of Manchuria in 1931. New York Times newspaper with headline "Japs Seize Manchuria" hovers over fires burning in Manchuria. Other newspaper headlines reporting on Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia; the Spanish civil war; surrender of Czechoslovakia; invasion of Poland; assaults on France, Belgium, and the Netherlands by Nazi Germany; the London Blitz; and Nazi advances against Russia on the Eastern Front. Fnally, a Boston Hearald extra edition headline reports: "Pearl Harbor Bombed." A still photograph of Japanese Baron Tanaka Giichi (on left) with two other dignitaries, circa 1929. Japanese infantry streaming into Manchuria and then celebrating as they walk into local town. A busy street in a Chinese city. Japanese soldiers in Manchuria escorting local prisoners along a street. Animated map illustrating Japananese warships surrounding harbor of Shanghai, China. View from a Japanese ship bombarding Shanghai. Smoke rising from shell striking on Shanghai waterfront. View from land of severely damaged buildings on a street, and a shell exploding in background, as Chinese defenders move to successfully repel the Japanese forces. New map illustrates subsequent Japanese move, annexing Jehol, from occupied Manchukuo, and Korea. Japanese troops entering a town in Jehol. Sun newspaper headline: "League Censures Japan." Chinese diplomat protesting at League of Nations. Japanese troops exiting railroad trains in Jehol. Aisin Gioro Puyi aka Henry Pu Yi, Kangde Emperor (Kang-te Emperor) of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, is seen saluting Japanese troops on parade. Closeup of Puyi wearing shaded glasses, looking directly into the camera. chiang Kai-shek, with other Chinese officers. Reenactment of barbarian forces riding against China and thwarted by the Great Wall. Many Chinese walking in a long line along the Great Wall. Map tracing the Great Wall across China. Aerial view of the Great Wall from overflying airplane. Japanese troops marching through a city gate; infantry climbing a sheer cliff; and helmeted Japanese soldiers marching past civilians in a city. Map illustrated progress of Chinese unification by year 1937. Japanese officers conferring during occupation. Japanese troops leave a barracks, riding in open trucks. A line of the troop trucks moving along the dirt street of a town. The troops climb from their trucks in the town.

Date: 1941
Duration: 3 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025181
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek disembark from a helicopter on the USS Wasp in the South China Sea.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) underway in the South China Sea. Taiwan General Chiang Kai-Shek visits the USS Wasp. U.S. helicopter HO3S Dragonfly lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Lieutenant General Chiang Kai-Shek, son Chiang Ching-Kuo, and United States Ambassador to the Republic of China Karl L. Rankin disembark from the helicopter. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek is greeted by officers. He shakes hands with United States high-ranking officers. U.S. Marines salute as he passes by.

Date: 1954, January 9
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054328
Wounded Chinese soldiers treated and presented with gifts in Taipei, Taiwan after defecting.

Aircraft in flight over sea. Convoy of ships underway on their way to Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) from Incheon, Korea. Liberated Chinese prisoners (originally from People's Republic of China) are preparing to start new lives in Taiwan (Republic of China) having decided to defect from mainland China, becoming "anti-Communist Heroes." The soldiers sing and play music aboard ship. Freed Chinese prisoners repatriated to Taiwan after their release from Korean prison camps in the Korean War. A Chinese prisoner playing an erhu fiddle. United States Navy warships escort the ship of Chinese Prisoners. Crowd and officials lined up at Taipei Songshan Airport (No. 340-9, DunHua N Rd, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10548) awaiting the arrival of wounded soldiers from war. Large crowds hold bouquets, signs, and banners. Plane lands on the runway and taxis. Crowd waves flags. Man directs plane. Large crowd cheers. A crowd surrounds ambulance moving ahead. Wounded Chinese soldiers are carried on stretchers to ambulance. They receive bouquets from the crowd. Soldiers disembark from the plane. Nurses serve drinks and food to soldiers. Members of Chinese Civil and Government organizations enter hospital in outskirts of Taipei. Wounded soldiers on bed. Members of Overseas Chinese National Salvation Association and Overseas Chinese students present gifts and greetings to wounded soldiers. Another group of soldiers in a nearby hospital receive gifts. A soldier speaks at mike and makes a symbolic representation of blood-stained flag. Men with signs and flags in hospital. Aircraft in flight over Keelung, northeast of Taipei. Chinese prisoners return on ship from Incheon, South Korea. Troops disembark from ships. The crowd lined up with flags and signs at the dock. Band plays music. Ship enters Keelung harbor. Chinese prisoners aboard ship. Large crowd cheers.

Date: 1954, January
Duration: 6 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052449
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek with others during the 44th founding anniversary of the Republic of China in Taipei, Taiwan.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, his wife, Major General George Smythe, Chairman of Military Assistance Advisory Group, other American and Republic of China officials leave the presidential mansion for parade on the 44th founding anniversary of the Republic of China in Taipei, Taiwan. A photographer clicks photos. Taiwanese soldiers stand while Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek addresses. Navy officers direct sailors standing at a trailer of a truck. Large crowd gathers. A U.S. serviceman removes a U.S. aircraft star symbol from a U.S. Navy FJ-4B aircraft, to unveil the Republic of China sun symbol underneath. A Taiwanese pilot greets the American servicemen, and then climbs up into cockpit of the aircraft and enters it. He waves to the crowd. Republic of China officers and people raise hands up to cheer.

Date: 1955, October 10
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035641
Problem of getting U.S. supplies to China during Japanese aggression in China during World War II.

A film titled 'Coming Kunming' based on the problem of getting supplies to China and the activities of U.S. Troop Carrier Command during World War II. Japanese troops march into a Chinese town during Sino-Japanese war. They advance during an invasion. A map highlights the Burma Road linking Burma with China and Kunming, Yunnan and Lashio as its terminals. A Chinese woman works on the road. Trucks move along the road. The Ledo Road as an alternative to the Burma Road which had been cut by the Japanese Army. U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers in flight over the Himalayan Mountains. Inadequate dock facilities in Calcutta, India. A map details transportation problem. Native labor is used for the construction of a U.S. air base in India. Building of rail road lines. Chinese laborers work in China. Cargo ships underway at sea.

Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060483