U.S. 1st Marine Division undergoes training at Wagga Wagga Island in New South Wales, Australia, during World War 2. Marines cross rope bridges over a small stream. Explosion near them throws water into the air.. Wirraway trainer airplane flies low overhead. Marines wait in line to cross the rope bridge.
A Patrol Torpedo Boat crew is ready for a battle against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater during World War II. An officer hands out certificates to trainees on the graduation day. The trained crew arrives at an island to fight the enemy. The crew disembarks from a ship and gets on a Patrol Torpedo Boat. 'Waldorf Astoria' written on the door as a sailor shuts it. A gunner named Richard comes next to the man on the wheel. Richard removes a kitten from under his shirt. An officer looks through binoculars and spots an enemy tanker. The crew comes on the deck and prepares to battle. The gunner fires at the enemy ship. The crew fires a torpedo at the enemy ship.
USS Ortolan salvages a Japanese submarine off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A man puts on a diving mask. He jumps into water. He removes the diving mask. U.S. Navy Captain Holland and Captain A.F. Loger at Japanese books. Holland thumbs through Japanese code books. The bow of USS Ortolan in the choppy sea.
USS Ortolan salvages a Japanese submarine off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Sea going tug USS Ortolan underway at sea. A two man Japanese tug alongside USS Ortolan. The conning tower of the submarines protrudes above the water surface. A diver with a diving mask surfaces alongside the Japanese submarine.
USS Ortolan underway off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A U.S. sailor aboard USS Ortolan catches a fish with the help of a fishing rod. The fish being pulled aboard. A sailor holds the fish. In a humorous moment, Navy sailors throw two of their fellow sailors into the ocean, while having fun.
The U.S. Task Force advances in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Two U.S. Navy torpedo bomber TBM Avengers in flight. A TBM with wheels down in flight. A Battleship underway in the background. A TBM coming in for landing over the flight deck. The bomber crashes into island aboard an unidentified carrier.
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