U.S. President Harry S. Truman on USS Williamsburg in Bermuda. A boat of the Governor of Bermuda Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham approaches USS Williamsburg. The Governor's boat approaches a gangway and comes alongside. Men disembark from the boat. A naval air base in Bermuda. The mast of USS Williamsburg in the foreground. USS Malabar tied up to a pier at the naval air base. A horse drawn carriage approaches the Governor's house. Truman drives in the horse drawn carriage. Truman's boat comes alongside a pier. He disembarks from the boat followed by two high ranking officers. Truman walks past accompanied by the officers. Truman and Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham. The Governor's mansion. USS Williamsburg approaches the pier. Line handlers on the pier. Truman's boat alongside the gangway of USS Williamsburg. Truman and party get into the boat. Truman in a boat chair with a rod and reel. The boat pulls away from the gangway.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman on USS Williamsburg in Bermuda. A fishing party boards a boat and pulls away into the Great Sound. The boat underway in the Great Sound. Another group boards a boat and pulls away. Men on the deck wave. Men of the fishing party come back and board USS Williamsburg. Truman in water. He hangs onto a platform on a gangway and then swims around a bit. Truman and other men swimming. USS Williamsburg leaves Bermuda. A blinker signal comes from port director's shack.
Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Bermuda. Aerial view of Bermuda. A sign reads 'Long Live The Queen'. The flags of Bermuda hanging on a building. Officials, dignitaries and soldiers at an airport. Two officials talk. The Queen and the Duke gets off from an aircraft. They are greeted by the officials. The Queen and the Duke review the soldiers. A close up of the Queen. Children in the streets greet her. Civilians carrying the Bermuda flags greet her. The Queen and the Duke in a horse drawn carriage and people crowd on either side of a street. People at a dock. The mast of a ship. The Bermuda flag on the ship. A sign reads 'God Save The Queen'. The Queen and the Duke along with other officials. Children wave to them. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke with officials on the deck. They wave to the civilians. The ship underway.
Two aircraft collide in air in Bermuda. U.S. Air Force aircraft takes off. The aircraft in flight. The propeller of the aircraft rotating. Two aircraft collide in air. The aircraft descends towards the sea. The aircraft falls in the sea. Smoke rises from the aircraft. Smoke in sky. Another aircraft flies above the sea.
Amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. Wounded man being helped into a DUKW (amphibious vehicle). A man climbing down a coconut tree. An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) as it hits the beach and the men run out and head toward the beach. The men wade in through the surf. The beach master crew sends a blinker signal. The LCVPs come in to the beach and the troops disembark. The American bomber TBM Avenger flying overhead. The gun crew manning the 75mm mortar. The muzzle of the mortar. 30 caliber water cooled machine gun crew firing the gun.
A fisherman catches a shark without a hook in Bermuda. He holds a fish by its tail and tilts a bucket to pour out water. The fisherman in waist deep water catches a shark without a hook.
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