U.S. Navy warships of Task Force 51, Joint Expeditionary Force, commanded by Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, bombard Japanese positions at the start of the campaign against Japanese-held Iwo Jima, during World War 2. Mount Suribachi visible at end of the island. The Eldorado (AGC-11), Vice Admiral Turner's flagship is seen. At time 00:20 to 1:04, the heavy cruiser USS Chester ( CA-27 ) is seen in camouflage Measure 32, design 9d, following another unidentified heavy cruiser, shelling the island of Iwo Jima. Time codes 1:05 to 1:12 show the battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43). In time codes 1:14 through 1:31 the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City ( CA-25) and the USS Vicksburg, CL-86, a Cleveland Class light cruiser, in camouflage (measure 33, design 6D), are seen shelling Japanese anti-aircraft gun emplacements around the east side of Motoyama airfield. The battleship, USS Idaho (BB-42) is seen in time codes 1:32 to 1:53. Other, unidentified U.S. warships are also seen bombarding the Island.
Civilians hide in underground houses during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in Quemoy (Kinmen) Island, Taiwan. Taiwanese civilians hide in the underground shelters due to the Communist People’s Republic of China’s campaign of periodic artillery fire against the island. People come out of their houses in the Republic of China (ROC)-held island. Chickens roam the empty streets. People cook food outside their houses. Children walk during a break in the bombardment attack.
A United States Naval training film about the Battle of Coral Sea. Moves of C task Force (TF)17 on the Japanese targets without support of C task Force 11. Support system of TF 44. Animation shows probable action of Task Forces. Location of TF 11 and TF 44. TF 17 at sea. The Japanese plan. View of Japanese navy sailors on lookout on Japanese ship. Japanese Imperial Navy officers meeting and reviewing a map. Clouds show bad weather. Moves of TF 17 to Tulagi and Guadalcanal. Animation shows favorable and unfavorable weather conditions in attack of TF 17. Cruiser launches U.S. aircraft. Views of U.S. Navy aircraft attacking and dive bombing Japanese positions on island land, and Japanese ships at sea. Twelve Torpedo aircraft and 28 dive bombers are launched from USS Yorktown (CV-10). View of aircraft taking off from flight deck of USS Yorktown. Close proximity aerial view of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircraft in flight Six planes in flight. Aerial view of islands. Torpedo bomber aircraft releasing torpedo from air to ocean during attack of a Japanese ship or a mine lair. Bombers take off and return after unsuccessful air operation. Diagram shows pilot's report after battle. Air group in flight. TF 11 approaches launch air searches within 200 miles. Moves of TF 11. Moves of Japanese commands. Reaction of Japanese Task Forces from small islands of Japan. Position of all forces depicted. (World War II period).
A film to honor and remember the men who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A log book entry of USS Franklin (CV-13). Crew on the flight deck of USS Franklin in the Pacific Ocean. Fueling crew in red shirts, aircraft directors in yellow shirts. Men who load armor and aircraft in blue shirts. Men are reviewed by the executive officer. After the inspection men leave for their work. Aircraft taxi on the flight deck on 20th February, 1945. Aircraft of Air Group 35 and 75 take off. Aircraft in a formation flight. Aerial view of the Naval Air Station at Kanoehe, Hawaii. A ship loaded with supplies. Supplies loaded on trolleys. 'Outrigger Canoe Club' at a beach. Fliers on the beach. They sunbathe and enjoy rowing. Sailors board USS Franklin. The ship underway at sea to rejoin task force 58. Escort vessels sail alongside. Aircraft in flight overhead. The ship heads towards Ulithi island. A log book entry. A fleet of ships near Ulithi island. Carrier Hancock in the fleet. The fleet sails towards the island of Honshu, Japan.
Manhattan Island in New York City, United States. A map shows the location of the five Boroughs in the New York City. A sign reads ' New York City' and marks Route 25D (Horace Harding Boulevard) on boundary between Queens County in the city and Nassau County on Long Island. .Camera pans to the Nassau County side where newly constructed homes are seen. Closeup of one of the houses, shows a small child coming out the front door to pick up two bottles of milk left by the milkman on the stoop. More views of homes in this neighborhood. A man throws a newspaper on steps of a house. Commuters (mostly headed to Manhattan) fill the platform at a station of the Long Island Railroad, and board a train as it arrives. View of the train heading West with Manhattan skyline visible in distance. View of train in major rail yard in Queens, with skyscrapers of Manhattan visible in distance.The Empire State and Chrysler Buildings are recognizable. Views of Ferry boats crossing to and from Manhattan,with sky scrapers in background. Passenger's view of ferry approaching battery terminal and docking. Commuters leaving the ferry.
World War II war crime trials in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Fifteen Germans come out of a prison gate. They are on a trial for killing seven U.S. airmen captured on Borkum Island after their aircraft crashed there on August 4, 1944. The prisoners, including both former German Army soldiers and Borkum Island civilian resdients, aboard a truck. Two armored cars escort the truck. They arrive at Ludwigsburg Palace. Sign over door reads "Borkum Island Court Room." The prisoners enter the courtroom in the palace. They take their seats. Seven United States judges seated in the court.
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