Japanese No. 3 Special Landing Party of 500 Imperial Marines are seen landing and proceeding inland on Kiska, Aleutian Islands. They carry the rising sun flag. They are seen searching two captured Americans from the U.S. Naval Weather Detachment. The rising sun flag is seen in right foreground. The Japanese troops continue walking across the island. Buildings of the weather detachment seen in background.The Japanese troops assemble in formations near the weather detachment buildings as their commander addresses them. A Japanese Type 97, 4EFB (Mavis) flying boat seen taxiing into the bay and being tended by Small boats. (Reportedly, the Tail code "O" identifies the seaplane's unit as Taiwan-based Toko-tai, also active in Solomon islands.)
U.S. submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean. A rock island in the foreground. Sailors loading 5 inches gun. Gun crew lined up on the deck of the submarine. Man on the bow of submarine trying to retrieve an object floating in water. Man securing the object with a long pole from bow of the boat. Men loading and firing 5 inches gun. Puffs of smoke from the top of the island. Firing at the island. Men aboard the submarine viewing the action with glasses. (World War II period).
U.S. Army troops in the Philippines during World War II. A shell torn island. Damaged houses and buildings. Natives walking across a field. A statue in the field. Rubble in the field. U.S. troops with rifles at ready move through the island. Soldiers aboard tanks and other military vehicles advancing across the island.
A view of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The East River and Queens in the background. Central Park is seen from a high building. The George Washington Bridge and Hudson River are far distant to the Northwest. Looking South, from a high building, towards the Battery and tip of Manhattan Island. Brooklyn Bridge in distance to left (Southeast) and Greater New York Harbor in far distance. View from above, of Chrysler Building, with East River and Welfare Island visible, and Queens, beyond. View of Chrysler Building, with Queensboro Bridge over East River and Welfare Island.
The Saint Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations by the French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island, Montreal, Canada. A large crowd of French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island in Montreal in Canada. Light works and fireworks illuminate the sky. A downpour starts. Men and women near a board which reads 'St Helene Island'. Women under a covered area. People watch the fireworks. A final several-foot long replica of Niagara Falls made of fireworks on display. The men and women watch the display.
Philippines Campaign in Philippines during World War II. A pictorial map showing distance of 650 MI from Middleburg in New Guinea to Buayan in Philippines Island. U.S. Army men at work. Two U.S. officers on ground below an aircraft during inspection. A U.S. heavy bomber B-24 Liberator taxis and takes off. The B-24 in flight. The nose section of the aircraft. Other aircraft in flight. Bombs being dropped on target areas in Buayan in the Philippines Island. Smoke rises from explosions. Aerial views of inhabited areas in the Philippines Island. A wooded region in view. Paved ways in view on ground. A column of smoke rises from the bombarded areas
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