A U.S. officer at a South Pacific island, gives his view on surrender of Japan in World War II soon after returning from a flight to Japan. The U.S. officer says that U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, and Far East Air Forces played an important role in driving back Japan from the Pacific Islands. The officer speaks about U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers carrying out strikes on Japan in the final days of war.
Armorer's workshop in the United States during World War II. Man displays 16th century gauntlet body armor, and 15th century helmets. Various old style and present day helmets. Helmet with steel ear-flaps designed for pilots. A man puts on an armored suit. 16th Century Elizabethan 'Jack' or armored jackets with new type of armor for aviators. Man hammers a helmet. Headless mannequin dressed up with armored suit. Demonstration of how quickly aviator's armor can be released in case of bailouts over water. View of lock on new type of armor.
Wrecked ships and planes at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii two days after Japanese air raid attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Foremast of USS Arizona (BB-39) torn and twisted. Damaged USN (United States Navy) PB2Y Coronado flying boat and other planes. Damaged hangar in the background. A tug alongside a wrecked foremast of Arizona.
A model town for interned Japanese nationals in the United States during World War II. A convoy of trucks and cars loaded with Japanese people and belongings head for model camp town escorted by U.S. troops. View of monument "Buffalo Bill - The Scout" by sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in Cody, Wyoming. Japanese American people help construct living quarters at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, between Cody and Powell, Wyoming. Japanese-American volunteer U.S. Army soldiers being trained for war duty. Japanese-American soldiers exercise on a field, march, and wear gas masks as they learn gas tactics of modern warfare. Japanese-American soldiers hold up war bonds that they have bought after pay day.
Atomic Bomb Test Able Day (Operation Crossroads) conducted by the U.S. Army on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A mushroom cloud rises after an aerial drop of an atomic bomb. Aerial views of a cloud of smoke and a target fleet in Bikini Island lagoon.
Operation Crossroads (Atomic Bomb Test Able Day) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Smoke rises from a burning ship of a target fleet after an atomic explosion. A man operates an instrument aboard a ship. Animals like goats and sheep are penned on the deck of the ship. Caged rats on the ship. Sailors open boxes containing rats.
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