Scenes of New and New Jersey from New York harbor in vicinity of Ellis Island. At lower Manhattan, derricks and cranes can be seen and construction activity associated with the building of the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. Among skyscrapers seen are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, both further uptown, in the background. Docks and piers are seen along the waterfront. B&O Railroad barge tied to a pier.
A man and two children, an older girl and a boy, fishing on Long Island, New York during World War II. The man smokes a cigarette while a motorboat sails past.
A Japanese Navy official reads a speech about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. Aerial view of Ford Island in Hawaii. Aerial view showing the locations of USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS California, USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack. Wheeler Army Airfield in flames. Animation shows statistics on United States Navy warships destroyed by the Japanese forces in Pearl Harbor.
On the joint force assault by the American Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force against the Japanese on the island of Saipan, Guam and Tinian in the Mariana islands. A map of the Mariana Island in the Pacific, occupied by the Japanese forces. Map of the Guadalcanal. U.S. troops advance in jungles, reach ashore in inflated boats and land on beachheads. Grim faced soldiers marching in the Marshall Islands. Map shows advancement of U.S. forces in Japanese occupied areas. Map shows location of the Marianas Island. U.S. troops aboard landing crafts reach ashore. Face of commander as he yells to comrades. Scenes of battle between the American and the Japanese forces. Landing ship tanks (LST) advance on beach head. Sounds of heavy artillery shelling. U.S. troops advance on beach under heavy enemy fire. Joint Assault Force attacks the island of Guam. Guam is finally reclaimed by the U.S. forces. The U.S. flag is planted on Guam. (World War II period).
Battle of the Pacific during World War 2, fought on the island of Tinian, Mariana Islands. P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, of the 318th Fighter Group, drop the Napalm on the island. Smoke billowing up from Napalm incendiary bomb explosions on island. P-47 dive bombing enemy positions on island. Tracers being fired to and from P-47s. Smoke rising from explosions in jungle. P-47 strafing buildings near the shoreline. Heavy antiaircraft and ground fire from forces of Japan at the planes as they dive. P-47, number 42-75304 of the 333rd Fighter Squadron, is seen closeup.
Planning and moving of U.S. equipment, supplies, aircraft, and soldiers in preparation for attack at Munda Point on New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands during World War 2. U.S. Marines and infantry massed up on Guadalcanal beach prepare for the invasion of Munda Point. Gasoline barrels are rolled on the beach. Crated food in cargo nets hoisted aboard ships. Equipment is loaded onto ships. U.S. combat aircraft assemble for an aerial offensive. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur exits car and talks with another U.S. officer. General MacArthur, U.S. 13th Air Force Lieutenant General Hubert R. Harmon, U.S. Army Air Force General Nathan Twining and U.S. Fleet Admiral William Halsey plan the attack on Munda Point. United States Army Air Force P-40 Warhawk fighters taxi and take off from an airfield. U.S. aircraft including P-40 Warhawk, P-39 Airacobra, U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat, TBF Avenger, B-25 Mitchell and B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight heading to destroy enemy positions on Munda. Japanese aircraft seen taking off and in flight.
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