Wounded marines are taken care of by medics and doctors during a Pacific campaign of World War II. U.S. personnel wade through surf and head for a beach. Two photographers carrying movie camera and speed-graphic take pictures during the battle. Several marines run over the beach area. A dead marine is carried on a stretcher. Medics take care of a wounded marine. He is being assisted from a landing craft. Men aboard a ship, look down over the side-- many of them wearing bandages. Wounded assisted from landing craft into another boat. The photographer shoots movies. A wounded Marine is removed from boat to a ship on a pallet. Doctors tend to the wounded marine in an operating room.
Launching of USS Santa Fe (CL-60) in Camden, New Jersey in World War 2. Sponsor of the Santa Fe, Miss Caroline T. Chavez speaks into a microphone. Officers and guests in background. Chocks under the side of the Santa Fe prior to the launch. Miss Caroline and two maids of honor at the launching ceremony. Miss Chavez breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of Santa Fe as she starts to slide down the way. Shipyard workers wave at the launching of the ship.
Launching of USS Santa Fe (CL-60) in Camden, New Jersey in World War 2. USS Santa Fe slides down the way. Shipyard workers at the launch of the ship. Tugs take over Santa Fe and tow her into a basin.
Removing wounded and dead U.S. sailors from no.3 gun turret of the USS Savannah in Salerno, Italy. An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) with dead and wounded lying on the deck. A cruiser with dead and wounded U.S. sailors lying on the deck covered with blankets. A Tug (ATF) alongside the USS Savannah (CL-42). The dead are wrapped in blankets. The wounded are removed from gun turret on Savannah which was hit by a German bomb. An entrance to the gun turret. Damage control men with gas masks on, come out. (World War II period).
Removing wounded and dead U.S. sailors from the gun turret of the USS Savannah in Salerno, Italy. Several ships underway at a sea. The USS Savannah with hose laid out around the deck. Men fight fire on the turret which was hit by a German bomb. A sailor removes a blanket from the body of a dead sailor lying on the deck. Men work with dead and wounded on the deck. A wounded sailor on a stretcher is lifted over the side of the ship and is lowered on an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized). Dead bodies on deck, some covered and some uncovered. Men carry another body in a blanket in background. Superstructure of Savannah. A DD (destroyer) at anchor in the harbor. (World War II period).
Treating wounded U.S. sailors on the deck of the USS Savannah in Salerno, Italy. A Hospital Corpsman gives artificial respiration to a wounded sailor. Several other men help him. A wounded sailor on the deck. A corpsman comes over and loosens his belt, raises his eye lid and looks into his eyes. The turret section where a German bomb was dropped. 20 mm gun crews in background. The hole where bomb went in on top of the turret. A captain wearing a steel helmet. Men play hose on inside of turret. (World War II period).
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