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United States Marines fire at Japanese positions and capture Japanese prisoners on Saipan, Mariana Islands.

U.S. forces battle against the Japanese on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War II. United States Marines get their ammunition ready and fire at Japanese positions resulting in fire and explosions. Dead Japanese inside a hut. United States soldiers raise the American flag. The soldiers salute the flag. Captured Japanese soldiers being taken in custody. They walk in a line on a dirt road. A fleet of aircraft in flight.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064898
Aerial view of Marcus Island in the Pacific Ocean after it is attacked by U.S. aircraft during the Doolittle Raid.

U.S. ships and airplanes attack Marcus Island in the Pacific Ocean during the Doolittle Raid of World War II. Aerial view of the island. Smoke arises from bombardment.

Date: 1942, April 18
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065473
Smoke columns rise from USS Minneapolis under bomb attack near Saipan, Mariana Islands, in World War 2.

Bombardment of Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Transports in a transport area. USS Minneapolis (CA-36), a New Orleans class heavy cruiser, under a bomb attack. Ships fire. Flak bursts in the air. A Fletcher class destroyer passes. Smoke columns rise from the ship and the island under bombardment.

Date: 1944, June 14
Duration: 3 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067415
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
Officers and enlisted men prepare for atomic bombing and action of atomic bomb on Naval vessels in Bikini Island.

Atomic bomb testing on Bikini Island. View of island of Bikini from an aircraft. Battleships and other Naval vessels. Animated drawing showing action of atomic bomb on Naval vessels. A small Naval ship and the hoisting of the American flag. Officers and one civilian ride in the back of a boat and observe a small destroyer in the background. An officer and an enlisted man checking passes at the cabin door. The removal of a padlock. Officers and enlisted men operating electronic instruments. Officers and enlisted men look through telescopes. Cameramen and cameras on lower deck. Atomic bomb exploding. Several naval vessels underway. Officers using Geiger counter to test radioactivity. An officer observing the damage done by atomic bomb. Damaged Navy ships. Explosion of an atomic bomb. Huge tidal wave is formed which sweeps the decks of ships nearby.

Date: 1946
Duration: 5 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071634
LSTs, LCIs, LCs and battleships underway off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan.

A U.S. Navy Task Force underway in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan of World War II. A U.S. Navy observation floatplane OS2U Kingfisher is catapulted. A BB (battleship) fires. An LST (Landing Ship Tank), LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) and LCs (Landing Crafts) underway. Mounted guns on the battleship. An airplane bombs the island. Transport area, LSTs, LCI, and LCs.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071743