American and Australian troop convoy underway at sea, and then arriving at Port Moresby, New Guinea. A Hudson bomber of the Royal Australian Air Force flys by the troop ship escorting them into the harbor. U.S. and Australian troops unloading men and supplies at Port Moresby. Japanese planes attack the dock area and troop convoy. Elevated land-based views of the harbor with explosions and smoke during the bombing. Anti aircraft guns fired at enemy planes. Soldiers and sailors on ships at harbor open fire on the Japanese aircraft overhead. Planes drop bombs and explosions occur. Complete change of scene to the USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. United States Navy sailors fighting fires aboard the USS Yorktown. Japanese airplanes overhead during the Battle of Midway attacking the Yorktown. Patterns of tracer bullets seen fired from the Yorktown. Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft is hit by gunners on the USS Yorktown.
Life in the city of Cologne , Germany after Allied occupation during World War II. A sign reads ' Koln' Damaged Cathedral in cologne as a result of Allied bombings. Interiors of the Cathedral. A severely damaged rail road station in the city. Hohenzollernbrucke bridge across the river Rhine. German civilians around a bulletin board as thy read news about the war. A man waits for a street car. A damaged street car. People gathered outside a shelter. Women cook food at a community kitchen. Allied armies supply water to the people. Water being filled in containers. Women wash clothes. Food being looted from Nazi Army kitchen. People carry food crates and bags from the kitchen.
Police men show new techniques of dealing with culprits in San Francisco, California. Officials at a ceremony. San Francisco policemen lined up at a field during the ceremony. The policemen pass in review. Officers hold the American flag during the ceremony. Cavalry and infantry units march. Policemen on bikes during the parade. An insignia reads ' San Francisco police '. The police exhibits methods of dealing with culprits. Three men acting as gangsters enter a house. The policemen arrive in a car. They fire pistols at the gangsters. A smoke grenade being used. The police succeeds in getting the gangsters out of the house.
The American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. A U.S. Army officer at a podium as he addresses soldiers. A large number of soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division seated as they listen to him before New Guinea landings. Another officer addresses the soldiers. The soldiers at a map as they are being briefed. The soldiers in combat gear as they prepare for the landings. A sign reads 'Headquarters of the Sixth Army entrance'. A man at a wireless receiver set as he wears headphones. A picture of a woman on the desk.
A new unsinkable steel life raft being tested and demonstrated in the United States. A 3000 pound steel raft that floats on either side in a hoist. Concentrated ration boxes on the raft. A signaling mirror being shown by a merchant seaman. The raft in the hoist and being dropped into the water. Seamen jump into the sea. They man the raft and hoist the sail. A smoke signal being used. The raft sails in the water.
Birth of the Paricutin volcano in Michoacan, Mexico, which rose up from a corn field. Volcanic eruption seen in Mexico as the new volcano is formed. A farmer watches the eruption from a safe distance. Columns of smoke rises after the volcanic eruption. Explosions occur as smoke and lava rise from the crater of the volcano. Flaming lava erupts at night from volcán Paricutín.
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