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Protective measures taken by Americans in Hawaii, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. People in Oahu, Hawaii, prepare to deal with more air attacks by Japanese. Armed U.S. soldier in sandbagged position, in Hawaii. The territorial governor of Hawaii, Joseph Poindexter, signing a declaration of Martial Law. Four thousand members of Oahu's Civil Defense Committee, dressed in dark bottoms and white tops, wearing steel helmets with "W" on them, standing at attention in formation on grounds of a stadium. Windows in all downtown shops taped to prevent flying glass. Sand bags surrounding a power substation. Huge quantities of barbed wire in a storage yard and strung along the beaches, along highways, around schools, and public buildings of Oahu. A man pushing a lawn mower between sandbagged defense positions in a residential neighborhood. Construction machinery digging defensive trenches. Bomb shelters being constructed of precast concrete. Air raid sirens installed and school children leaving their building and sheltering in deep trenches during a test. Very small children taking shelter in zig-zag trenches and donning gas masks. Huge assemblies of children, and of grownups, all donning gas masks. Little children being dressed in capsule-like "bunny mask" protective gear.One of them crying inside the covering. Crowds of women and children lined up on a veranda waiting to receive these "bunny masks." Military personnel, civilians, and school children, all carrying personal gas masks with them at all times. Innumerable old rubber tires saved in an open yard. Japanese-Americans donating blood to the American Red Cross and lined up to buy war bonds. Soldiers arresting a Japanese resident known to be an enemy agent. Boarded up shops of Japanese-Americans, who had been interned. Japanese-Americans removing all Japanese language signs from their areas. Language school buildings with closed signs. An empty and boarded-up Shinto temple. One Japanese-American replacing his cafe sign with one reading: "Keep 'Em Flying Cafe." U.S. Army troops posted on roadways. The Aloha Tower in camouflage paint. A Lurline steamship leaving port, and being replaced by warships. Prewar view of people enjoying Waikakee beach, and current view of two boys playing in sand near barbed wire barriers. City streets deserted at twilight, as blackout procedures take effect at dusk. Views of darkened homes and palm trees silhouetted against sky at dusk. The "ghost" of a sailor killed in World War II, stands in front of Arlington cemetery, Washington, DC, and converses with the ghost of a soldier killed in World War I. They discuss idealistic notions about ending wars for good. Displays of flags is seen, including: Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Dominican Republic; England; Ethopia; Greece; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; India; Yugoslavia; Luxembourg; Mexico; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Panama; The Philippines; Poland; Russia; El Salvador; South Africa; and the U.S.A. "V" created in the sky by a skywriting airplane.
Allied invasion fleet underway towards Normandy, France during World War II.
Allied invasion fleet on their way to Normandy, France during World War II for D-Day invasion.Views from a transport ship of various Allied amphibious invasion craft leaving British waters, en route to Normandy France during World War 2. Seen nearby are several large landing craft, each carrying troops and military vehicles, as well as 4 Higgins Boats on top. Soldiers on the transport ship look at the attack transport ship USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) as it comes, abeam. On deck of the camera ship, an Army Major General points, as he converses with a Marine Colonel. Next a Destroyer Escort in camouflage paint is seen moving rapidly past the camera ship. A transport ship and various landing craft are in the background. Barrage balloons fly low over the horizon. Camera tracks the passing Destroyer Escort as it moves ahead. Drastic change of scene shows three large American Landing Craft Infantry, LCI(L) docked at Weymouth, England. (They are numbers: 487, 493,and 488.) Landing Craft, LCI (L) number 498, getting underway. View to the rear of a number of large landing craft underway in British waters behind the camera boat. Closeup of the bridge on Landing Craft, LCI(L) number 87, with officer and sailor. Large landing craft underway in loose formation with a line of barrage balloons overhead. Several troop ships in a line. A troop transport underway with a Benson Livermore class destroyer behind it. Closeup of soldiers on the deck of a ship, using a belt loader to place loose rounds into a machine gun belt. Soldiers looking over ship's railing at the ocean below. Officer with binoculars on ship's bridge, relays instructions to a sailor who passes them by radio to others. A sailor manning a fire control position on deck. He rotates it and focuses on formations of Allied aircraft in flight overhead. An 83 foot U.S. Coast Guard rescue cutter racing past a transport ship. Allied capital war ships in the convoy, viewed by sailors from the camera ship. Soldiers napping in out-of -the -way places on deck. An officer using a long pointer as he briefs Coast Guardsmen about landing craft tactics. A Coast Guard Commander leaning over a briefing board with a sailor.
French barque Nantes is halted at sea by the German cruiser SMS Möwe, during World War I.
View of three-masted French barque "Nantes" carrying 36,723 sacks of saltpeter to England, during World War 1. Some crew members of the ship Nantes being taken aboard the German Cruiser SMS Möwe (sometimes written as Moewe or Seagull), commanded by German Count Von zu Donah Schlodien. Straight-on (bow) view of the Nantes under full sail,. Some of the crew of Nantes on deck. of the Möwe. Slate identifies 24 enemy and 1 neutral.
Early model aircraft including Breguet 14 reconnaissance photo airplanes and Dornier Komet III monoplanes in Europe.
Early model aircraft in Europe. Four French Breguet 14 reconnaissance photo airplanes parked on an airfield. One of the aircraft starts motor and taxis. Tempelhofer Airdrome in Berlin, Germany. Aircraft parked on a ramp at the airdrome. Buildings in the background. A row of Dornier Komet III monoplanes parked at an air base. Workmen push a German Udet Kondor transport aircraft which is a high winged four engine pusher transport aircraft. A small single engine high winged one passenger light aircraft takes off. Animated map of the world shows lines of projected air routes from Europe to Australia, South America and Africa. The projected air routes are from France to Algiers, from England to India and Australia, from Spain to Argentina and from Holland to Java
Athletes from various Allied countries march at the opening ceremony of Inter Allied games in Paris, France.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Athletes from various allied countries march into the stadium. Athletes from countries like France, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Serbia, Italy, England, Greece, Canada and Romania march at the opening ceremony of the Inter Allied games. American athletes march at the ceremony.
People gather to greet the British fliers as they land in Melbourne, Australia.
British fliers land in Melbourne, Australia. The British airmen CWA Scott and Tom Campbell Black land in Australia while flying in a race from England to Australia. Airplane lands on an airfield. People gather in a large number to greet them.
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