Monitor Flame Boats underway in the South China Sea. An M10-8 flame gun is fired from a Monitor Flame Boat. Flames on the water. The Monitor Flame Boats are firing flame throwers. Smoke and flame on the water. The M10-8 flame thrower on a deck. An open hatch in the foreground. Flames around the barrel of the flame thrower. A crewman stands with carbon dioxide bottle. Flames around the barrel of the flame thrower which is malfunctioning. It throws long flames out over the water.
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. Animated map shows Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong, Nippon, Pacific Ocean and the USA. An arrow points out from Nippon to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two Japanese aircraft carriers, the Kaga and the Zuikaku underway at sea as seen from the carrier Akagi. Waves of water dash over a deck. Japanese crew on the deck. Japanese Naval officers look through binoculars. An officer briefs Japanese pilots. A chart drawn on a blackboard. Japanese aircraft in flight. The pilots being briefed . The pilots run towards their aircraft and get ready for a take off. A signal flag is waved. The first Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service B5N (Kate) bomber takes off. A formation of nine A6M Zeros in flight. The mast of a ship. Japanese aircraft in flight. Three Kates in flight. Ford Island and airfield seen below. Aircraft dropping bombs. Honolulu smoking due to the bombardment. 3 PBY (Patrol Bomber Consolidated Aircraft) Catalinas. Bomb bursts near airplanes on the field. Pearl Harbor smokes. Animation shows war losses suffered by the U.S. A formation of A6M Zeros in flight. A Japanese war ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Three Japanese warships underway. (Note: The attack began about 8AM December 7th, Honolulu time, which was 3AM, December 8th, Tokyo time.)
Carl M. Brashear, a Master Diver in the U.S. Navy, demonstrates his bravery and determination after an injury in the U.S. Carl M. Brashear, an decorated African American U.S. Navy Master Diver works in deep sea water and examines a sunken aircraft. Men assist him in donning underwater diving gear. A submarine underway at sea. Carl Brashear aboard a ship. He jogs, running with a prosthetic leg, although he sustained an injury during a salvage operation which resulted in the amputation of his leg . He does physical exercise lifting weights and boxing with a punching bag for physical fitness. Brashear, in scuba gear, descends from a dock into ocean water. Brashears in U.S. Navy walks into a building at the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk, Virginia. He enters the department of 'Naval and Salvage' at the Naval Safety Center. He works in his office. He instructs U.S. Navy students in a classroom. Brashear talks about his views on his injury and how he motivates himself. Sailors assist Carl Brashear in preparing for a dive, and he is seen underwater during a dive.
Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Class destroyer USS Allen M Sumner alongside USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during a refueling. Crew members of the destroyer are handling lines. The Sumner bow and to the bridge. The crew handles lines. USS Allen M. Sumner alongside USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during the refueling. An officer waves from from the bridge of a ship.
First DPs (Displaced Persons) arrive in New York, U.S. Refugees from World War 2 allowed to enter New York, United States under new quota as they arrive aboard USS General W. M. Black (AP-135). USS General W. M. Black in New York Harbor. Gangway is set into place. U.S. Attorney General Tom Clark shakes hands with different people in the background. DPs (Displaced Persons) disembark from ship. DPs on deck of ship.
First DPs (Displaced Persons) arrive in New York, U.S. DPs allowed to enter United States under new quota arrive aboard USS General W. M. Black (AP-135). A fireboat sends up a spray to welcome DPs in New York Harbor. Statue of Liberty in the background. A ferry and railroad barge pass by in the foreground. USS General W. M. Black makes its way up the North River. New York skyline in the background.
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