'Men at Timo' shows how the Australian troops managed to recapture the island of Timor during World War II. A map of Timor. Australian soldiers cut off by friendly forces and bypassed by the war as they hide in jungles in Timor. Men eat and bathe. They engage in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese forces. Injured soldiers on litters. Men construct a radio transmitter and contact Darwin. They give a proof of their identity and get supplies in return. A portion of native population is won over by Australian currency and civil is instigated. Australian troops look at a map. Natives flee villages due to a civil war. Australian soldiers praised by the Company Commander. Island is recaptured by Australian guerrillas, spear and fire stick wielding natives. Smoke rises from huts as natives leave.
New York City ceremony honoring American Olympic Team on their return to the United States. Olympians march into Randall's Island Stadium in New York City as a band plays, following a celebration parade from The Battery to Randall's Island. Audience claps and cheers them. The members of the team take seats on a stage of the stadium. Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City extends welcome and La Guardia congratulates the Olympic Team. and expresses the sincere gratitude of the seven million people of New York City. He states that the City has cast special medals to be presented to the members of the Team, on this occasion. He begins calling the names of athletes, who come forward as they are called. The medals are arranged on a large table by the microphones. The mayor suddenly calls on Champion runner, Helen Stephens, to speak. She comes to the mike and says Hello and Goodbye, and returns to her seat. Former Heavyweight Champion, Jack Dempsey, assists with the presentations.
A training of U.S. OSS ( Office of the Strategic Services) personnel for underwater demolition at Salt Key in Nassau, Bahama Island during World War II. OSS personnel of the underwater operations seated under trees as they eat sandwiches for lunch. Men work on their boats. Two men row boats. A man looks at a compass. Personnel learn about navigation at a beach. Men at the beach as they take lessons in infiltration. The Governor of Bahamas visits the island. OSS personnel lined as the Governor meets them. The men skin dive for recreation. Two personnel come ashore. A man on a floating platform with mascot dog Henry. The men swim and float on wooden platforms during their free time. The personnel practice shooting, navigation, handling boats and radio operations.
United States Marine Air Group at Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, Hawaii. Sign reads 'Marine Air Group' at Ewa Marine Corps Air Station near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Aircraft taxis on an airfield. Marines get off the aircraft. Blinkers operate. Man talks into a radio. Sign reads 'Marine Transport Squadron 352'. Aircraft taxis on an airfield. Aircraft in flight. Aircraft passes over Johnston Island on its way to Guam. Aerial view of Guam Island.
Film titled ‘Remember These Faces’ shows U.S. troops land on an enemy island during a Pacific campaign of World War II. U.S. warship fires guns towards an enemy island in the Pacific Ocean. Landing craft underway as they head for beach. Supplies, troops, and equipment being readied to be transported on beach. Troops disembark from ship onto LCMs (Landing Craft, Mechanized). LCMs head for the beach. Warship’s gun fire at shoreline. Enemy bombers in flight overhead as they attack the U.S. troops heading for the beach. Amphibious vehicles of U.S. army hit the beaches. Troops advance inland under bombardment. Dead bodies of soldiers on beach. Troops with rifles advance inland.
A film dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. A Pvt. (Private) soldier operates the controls on a panel at an aircraft warning station at Pearl Harbor. He calls up an information center and informs a U.S. Army Lieutenant that he has detected a line of unidentified aircraft approaching the island of Oahu. The Aloha Tower in Honolulu. Airmen around U.S. aircraft parked at a U.S. air base look at formations of Japanese aircraft in the sky. Exterior of a building in Washington DC. A door sign reads 'Secretary of State'. Formation of Japanese aircraft over clouds and island of Oahu. The aircraft over Waikiki Beach. They drop first load of bombs at Hickam Field which borders Pearl Harbor. Air base installations at Hickam Field burn.
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