United States 7th Infantry Division soldiers advance on Okinawa Island. Artillery shells explode on hillside. White smoke arises from exploding shells. (World War II period).
United States 7th Infantry Division soldiers advance on Okinawa Island. Artillery shells explode on hillside. White smoke arises from exploding shells. Helmet of a soldier and a hill in the background. (World War II period).
United States 7th Infantry Division soldiers advance on Okinawa Island. Ground view from top of mountain. Formation of aircraft overhead. A tree in the foreground. Flame throwing tanks in action. Aircraft in flight. Soldiers cross valley and advance up hillside. (World War II period).
Opening slate reads, “Sensational War Films YAMAMOTO SHOT DOWN! South Pacific”. Image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, in full navy regalia. Another image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, in black navy uniform. United States soldiers riding a military jeep wave at the camera as their jeep drives in Guadalcanal Island during World War II. United States Army Air Force airmen are posing in front of a fighter for a camera. Airmen shake hands with each other. Airmen are talking to each other, with a fighter behind them. Three airmen laugh facing the camera. The camera pans to identify the airmen Lieutenant Besby Holmes, Captain Tom Lanphier and Lieutenant Rex T. Barber. A radio operator tapping out morse code on radio equipment. Japanese airmen receiving orders. A Japanese bomber with engines running. United States airmen run to their fighters. Airmen working on an engine and fueling aircraft to prepare for a mission. Airmen sitting on a bench listening to an officer pointing to a board. The officer, in sunglasses, points to a map titled “Target for Today”. Closeup of map, “Target for Today.” United States soldier smokes a cigarette.
Aerial view of a mountain and clouds in Koror, Palau during a United States bombing mission in World War II. United States Army bomber aircraft dropping bombs over Japanese positions at Rock Islands (Chelbacheb) in Koror, Palau, in the Pacific Theater. Aerial view shows Koror airfield, coasts, and roads.
U.S. Marine Honor Guard in dress uniform stands at attention on the ramp at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, anticipating the arrival of President John F. Kennedy, and his party. They decide to reposition themselves, and march, at 'trail arms,' toward the camera. Many sailors and other naval personnel and families have turned out to see the President. They are lined up behind a rope across the ramp. Some children are seated on the ground. Camera focuses on some with closeups. Several members of a greeting party stand near steps positioned for placement against Air Force One, when it arrives. Governor John A. Notte, Jr. of Rhode Island strolls across the ramp to where State Rhode Island State Trooper, Robert F. Washburn Jr.(wearing number 18 on his uniform) and others, are standing around a table holding a large silver punch bowl. Trooper Washburn holds a matching silver goblet. A phalanx of photographers stands ready for the arrival. The presidential aircraft lands (It is Douglas VC-118A, serial number 53-3240). White smoke is seen off to the side, as the United States president's arrival is greeted with cannon salute.
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