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Rescue operation for Australian prisoners of war after sinking of a Japanese prison ship; survivors helped aboard submarine (WW2)
Australian prisoners of war rescued at sea near the Philippines by crews of USS Sealion (SS-315) and USS Pampanito (SS-383) submarines during World War II. The survivors had been aboard the Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese prison ship that was sunk by U.S. forces (including the Sealion and Pampanito). Crew members on deck of the submarine. Other crew members in the sea assisting the survivors who cling to wrecked parts of the ship. Survivors adrift with life belt. Crew members pull them aboard. Exhausted survivors on the deck are covered with fuel oil. Crew members clean off the fuel oil.
United States soldiers cross the Atlantic Ocean in Navy transport ships and reach France and England, during World War I.
American soldiers reach France and other European nations crossing the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. Soldiers of American Army march on Fifth Avenue in New York City and then seen boarding troop transport ships bound for France. Thousands of American soldiers crowded onto ships and transported to Europe. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson seen drawing the first draft number for World War 1 draftees in the U.S. military. Vice President Thomas Marshall seen drawing the second draft number. U.S. Navy ships and soldiers aboard during their voyage to Europe. View of a group of women Red Cross nurses on deck of troop carrier ship wearing full body coverall wetsuits or flotation devices. A Navy sailor examines the fit of the wet suit on one woman in the group. YMCA workers posed in a group for the camera aboard ship. Soldiers in chow line receive a meal and eat it below and up on decks. A soldier holds a puppy dog from home and feeds it some of his food. The sailors aboard fire a deck guns and drop depth charges after sighting a torpedo from a German U-boat. A Y-Gun is seen firing TNT depth charges from the centerline deck of a ship to each side. Waves seen crashing over bow of ship in the transport fleet during heavy rough seas. First troops of American soldiers disembark from a transport ship at a harbor in France in June 1917. U.S. soldiers march on streets of Paris. In London, England, American soldiers are seen marching through the streets and the British monarchs and officials including the Queen Mother, King Edward, and Prime Minister Lloyd George review the marching American troops at Buckingham Palace.
U.S. submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) rescues crew of Dutch submarine, O-19, aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, in World War II
View from deck of submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) on her last patrol near the end of World War 2, as she approaches to assist the Dutch submarine O-19, grounded on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. The O-19 signals with aldis lamp. Small waves can be seen breaking around her on the reef. Crew of the Cod prepare to rescue crew of the O-19. They inflate yellow life rafts. View of the Dutch submarine The USS Cod approaches close in dark blue water. Crew of the Dutch boat seen on her deck in life vests. View of the Dutch boat from starboard, abeam, her bow lifted up on the shoal. Sailors setting explosive charges aboard the O-19, signal to the USS Cod, as she moves away. O-19 crew members seen along with U.S. sailors aboard the USS Cod. Scuttling charges explode on the O-19. Crew member aboard the Cod photographs the event with a small motion picture camera. Crew members perched on the conning tower of the Cod to watch the event. Crew on starboard deck of the Cod. The hulk of O-19 remains on the reef. A U.S. Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol aircraft flies overhead.
Crew of submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) rescue Dutch crew from submarine, O-19, at Spratly Islands, during World War II
Crew members on foredeck of the submarine,USS Cod (SS-224) as she approaches the Dutch submarine, O-19, aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea, a month before the end of World War 2. Crew of the O-19 walk along her partially submerged deck toward the Cod. O-19 crew members along with U.S. Sailors on deck of the Cod. The O-19 empty of crew. Yellow inflated life rafts on deck of the Cod. All hands pulling on a line, aboard the Cod. View from Cod's deck with O-19 crew on board and the Dutch submarine far away in the distance.
Views of London, England, when it is filled with Allied military personnel during World War II. Various organizations supporting the Allied military in the city.
American troops are seen boarding a transport ship in the opening scene, heading for the war front in Europe during World War 2. Closeup of the ship leaving the dock in the United States. Closeup of soldiers on deck looking back as they depart. Glimpse of upper deck of the ship completely filled with soldier passengers. Soldiers in their multi-bunk rooms aboard ship. Soldiers on ship's deck wearing life preservers. An impromptu band of soldier musicians entertains the troops. Others pass the time in card games,and sharing letters from home. Next, soldiers are seen watching as the troop ship arrives in Liverpool, England. A British army band plays to welcome them. View from the ship of American soldiers descending a gangplank to the Liverpool dock, where U.S. army trucks and an ambulance awaited them. Sailors, and a Women's Army Corp (WAC) Sergeant, feed pigeons on dock. One sailor poses with a small English girl. Film shifts to scenes of wartime London which occupy the remainder of the film. Several U.S. Army officers walk along a London sidewalk A British woman army sergeant and a local policeman. An English Bobbie (police officer with tall helmet) poses for the camera with several sailors and an American WAC Sergeant. U.S. soldiers and Military police (MPs) posing in front of a shop with U.S. Marine Corps logo on the window. Street scene with U.S. soldier walking past a sign reading: "USA cars, No Entry." More street scenes showing various British military and police in the city. A sign reading, "American Red Cross Services for Women." Another sign reading, "A uniformed Red Cross woman. Sign identifying the "Yugoslav Relief Society" headquarters. Canadian soldiers near the headquarters of the "RCAF Overseas." A Norwegian sailor with cap reading,"Norske Marine." Street sign pointing toward :"Canadian Red Cross and Maple Leaf Club." Headquarters of the "Newfoundland Caribou Club." Uniformed women from a Canadian province. Three Canadian soldiers lighting cigarettes. A local park in the background. Sign above "Merchant Navy Comforts Club." Sign reading: "St. Columbia Catholic Services Club." An Australian soldier walking on the sidewalk. Two uniformed women consulting a guide book with two American MPs. A Scottish soldier wearing a kilt accompanying a woman. Brief glimpses of various Allied soldiers from the British Commonwealth. British soldier wearing a busby hat. "Lion Services Club" sign with lion image. "Armoured Royal Corps Club" sign. "New Zealand Forces Club.""United Nations' Forces' Club."
Allied Forces invade Sicily during World War II
Allied Operation Husky in World War 2. Opening scene shows Allied ships in task force bound for the invasion of Sicily, Italy. Barrage balloons are seen in sky overhead. At first most of the ships seen are troop transports. Then a British Escort Cruiser is seen, followed by other British warships. The British Naval Ensign flying from the masthead of a warship. More views of battleships and destroyers. Aircraft carriers in line. View from ship in the task force as it passes island off Tunisia, and then passing Cape Bon, Sicily. A British destroyer pulls to the port side of the camera ship and transfers a person by bosun's chair. (Narrator calls him a "military expert.") Glimpses of life aboard the ships of the task force. Sailors swimming in a pool aboard deck. Others repairing shoes; washing items in small buckets; and reading "soldiers Guide to Sicily." Sailors use signal lamp to communicate with other ships. Sailors man and maneuver a multi barrel bofors anti-aircraft gun, on deck. Suddenly winds pick up and the seas become very rough. Next, the seas are seen very calm. Scene shifts to North African mainland, where several trucks full of British and American paratroopers move across the sand toward C-47 aircraft that will take them behind enemy lines in Sicily. C-47s are seen parked all over the area. Paratroopers don their chutes and battle gear as they prepare to board their aircraft. Closeup of a crew chief pulling propeller through on number one engine of a parked C-47 aircraft. British paratroopers assist one another with their gear. Officer makes final check of paratroopers under his command. Closeup of British paratroopers boarding their C-47 transport aircraft, and the plane taxiing in sand and taking off. Numerous C-47s taking off as daylight wanes. Allied warships bombarding the Sicilian shore in the nighttime. Troops engaged in amphibious assault on beaches of Sicily. Battle scenes showing black flak clouds in the sky and explosions near the assault and landing craft during the amphibious operations. Black smoke rising from Allied ships struck by bombs or shelling. A landing craft, filled with Canadian soldiers, leaves a transport ship headed for the beach. Other assault boats headed for the beach. Views from the Allied beachhead on Sicilian shore. British, Canadian and American troops making their way from landing craft to the shore, guided by ropes. The march along the shore. A British scout car arrives on the beach, followed by a truck. Then tanks come ashore from large landing craft. Some troops come ashore on a DUKW amphibian vehicle. Allied troops wade ashore and smile for the camera.
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