Activities of the United States Marine Corps at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II Marines pinned down in foxholes near base of Mount Suribachi under bombing attack in the background. Field howitzers in pits on beach close to the base of Mount Suribachi. Marines fire field howitzers. Shells burst on the sides of mountain. Heavy columns of smoke arises from the bombardment.
Activities of the United States Marine Corps at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Gunners at field howitzer as they fire towards Mount Suribachi in the background. Explosions on the base of Suribachi. Smoke arises due to the firing. Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) proceed along beach close to base of Suribachi.
Activities of the United States Marine Corps in the battle for Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. U.S. Marines load and fire 105mm howitzer point blank against Japanese fortified positions on Mount Suribachi.. Heavy smoke arises due to explosions. U.S. carrier-based F4F Wildcat aircraft makes shallow runs on Mount Suribachi and fire rockets. Rockets explode at base of the mountain. Marine howitzer battery in position on the beach. Marines unloading wooden cases of artillery shells from landing craft.
Activities of U.S. Marine Corps Bomb and Mine Disposal Squad in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. An amphibious tank goes down a beach and into to sea, loaded with disarmed bombs for disposal. Marine Disposal Squad lowers yardstick mines and other unarmed bombs into the sea.
Activities of Japanese soldiers in Corregidor, Philippine Islands during the Battle of Philippines of World War II in 1942. A relief map of Corregidor, Bataan and Manila. The island of Corregidor. Japanese Navy Aichi D3A 'Val' in flight over the island. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Japanese Marines land on a rocky beach of Corregidor. Japanese soldiers carrying flame throwers climbing up a cliff with the aid of a ladder. A soldier uses a flame thrower on a covered trench. Several Japanese soldiers run along the base of a steep hill. Japanese soldiers and British and U.S. prisoners of war in the foreground around time of surrender of Allied forces to Japanese. Buildings in the background. A barrage balloon moored close to the ground. A group of US, British and Japanese enlisted men. U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright speaks to two British enlisted men. Japanese, British and U.S. enlisted men converse in the foreground. Two Japanese officers enter a building and an officer salutes. The enlisted men on the porch of the building. The coastline of Corregidor in the foreground. U.S. and British prisoners on a hillside. Japanese soldiers climb up a steep hill. U.S. and British sailors and enlisted men march. Destroyed gum emplacement. Entrance to a tunnel on the side of a rocky cliff. Interior of the tunnel equipped with desks and typewriters.
View of Diamond Head, framed by palm trees on Waikaki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Street scene with building. Inside, a sign reading: "Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet." In his office, Admiral Chester Nimitz is seen holding a staff meeting. He and one of his staff look over charts with magnifying glasses. Animated map shows prospective supply lines overwater to Australia from Pearl Harbor and Panama. View of U.S. supply ships in a convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. Soldiers in life vests looking over the railing of a troop ship. Animated map shows threats from Japanese bases in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands in World War 2. Task Force 8, assembled around the Aircraft Carrier Enterprise (CV-6) prepares to attack Japanese positions in the Marshall Islands. The Cruiser, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) in calm waters. Deck of the Aircraft carrier Enterprise, filled with F4F aircraft with engines running. A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft takes off from the Enterprise. View from the carrier as the Cruiser Salt Lake City passes to starboard. U.S. Cruisers begin naval bombardment. Smoke rising from burning shore installation. Formation of Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft overhead. Port in Australia, with ships docked and a sentry patrolling. Soldiers waving from a troop ship arriving. Troops disembarking. Body of a P-38 aircraft being offloaded. A Cruiser docked at end of wharf.
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