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U.S. soldiers on the damaged beach of Enewetak, Marshall Islands after its capture during World War II.
The U.S. Army secures Enewetak Island in the Marshall Islands during World War II. U.S. soldiers on the damaged beach of Enewetak. APs (transports) and CAs (cruisers) anchored off shore. The soldiers in a boat.
U.S. Nuclear test "Cherokee" in Operation Redwing, off Namu Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
First air drop test of a thermonuclear weapon. The weapon was dropped from a USAF B-52 bomber (not seen) that flew from Fred Island, Eniwetak (sometimes spelled Enewetak or Eniewetok), on May 21, 1956. View appears to be from an aircraft flying above altocumulus clouds, below higher stratiform layers. The film begins with a complete whiteout from the initial fireball. As that subsides, local stratiform clouds take on a rosy hue and the center fireball is seen rising above them. As the fireball rises, it takes on a somewhat hemispherical shape, flat on the bottom, from which a straight stem-like column extends toward the ground. The light of the explosion slowly fades and complete darkness ensues. Official accounts state that the intended ground zero was directly over Namu Island, but the flight crew mistook an observation facility on a different island for their targeting beacon with the result that the weapon delivery was grossly in error. The bomb detonated some 4 miles off target over the ocean northeast of Namu. As a result essentially all of the weapons effects data was lost. ( Note: According to ancillary reports, the delivery error resulted in blast overpressures and thermal effects on the 6 structural response targets between Iroij and Namu Islands, greatly exceeding specifications for any use in scientific military modeling of high yield aerial detonations. Plans for graded damages analysis failed when all the structures collapsed. Effects cameras also failed from the intense fireball heat.)
Battlefield scenes of U.S. Marines combating Japanese forces on Eniwetok Island during World War 2.
Stark battle landscape during battle of Eniwetok. U.S. forces taking cover as Japanese resistance continues. Dead Japanese soldier on the battlefield. Burned body of a dead Japanese soldier half emerged from a fox hole. U.S. marines attack Japanese in a cave entrance with hand grenades. Flamethrowers project a long stream of fire. Fire and smoke seen. A marine walks to a motionless Japanese soldier, pokes at him with rifle, then shoots him. U.S. Marines carry wounded down the beach in Eniwetok Island.
Tall palms, a wrecked Japanese tank and burned supplies on Eniwetok, Marshall Islands after its capture during World War II.
The U.S. Army secures Eniwetok Island in the Marshall Islands during World War II. U.S. soldiers in the damaged area of Eniwetok. Tall palms and a wrecked Japanese tank. Burned supplies.
The ship passes Hannibal Victory Diamond Head in the Hawaiian Islands and joins a large convoy anchored at Eniwetok.
The sea voyage of the victory ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. The ship underway in the Pacific ocean. A man standing at the deck of the ship. Animated map locates the Hawaiian Islands and Eniwetok. The ship passes Diamond Head in the Hawaiian Islands. It joins a large convoy anchored at Eniwetok.
U.S. Navy warships operating off the coast of Enewetak, Marshall Islands during World War II
U.S. naval operations off Enewetak Island in the Marshall Islands during World War 2. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher float plane, with sailor standing in its cockpit, is hoisted on a crane. Camera focuses on a U.S. Porter Class Destroyer moving to the right, and then pans astern, to another one headed in the opposite direction and several destroyer escorts. Next, a Northampton CA class heavy cruiser is seen. Closeup of 3-inch being fired aboard a warship. Scene switches to Five-inch 25 caliber guns being fired from Northampton class cruiser. Camera pans horizon. Scene shifts to deck of Northampton CA class cruiser and catapulting of its OS2U Kingfisher observation plane. Smoke rising from Naval gunfire striking the island. landing craft seen in the water. Image temporarily obscured by heavy smoke.
