U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers seated with medical supplies on Mindoro island. Soldiers pick up the medical supplies for packing. The supplies include iodine swabs, cotton absorbents and first aid. The soldiers pack these supplies into bags. A soldier carries the bags of the medical supplies and other soldiers assist him.
A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Wrecked guns and shells on the island. Burlesque and Camouflage Islands shown on a map. There are two principal factors of the plan of execution of Carillon Island. The seizure of weakly defended islands and the use of three islands for emplacement of artillery to support principal landings. This is depicted with the help of animation. Heavy gun fire and aerial bombardment on all the principle islands. Coordination between land, naval and aerial forces helped in the accomplishment of objectives. A map of Carillon Atoll. A map of the Marshall Islands. Major benefits of Flintlock Operations and how it was effective in achieving victory are explained.
USS Yorktown CV-10 in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. U.S. Naval officers and sailors discuss over a map on a table. Animated map depicts Japanese fleet positions on the Truk Atoll of Islands. USS Yorktown Navy flier squadron and squadrons from other carriers take off for combat over the Truk Islands. Sailors talk over the radio aboard USS Yorktown. A map shows the heavily fortified islands surrounded by air strips, and naval anchorages among the islands. Crewmen aboard Yorktown prepare the planes for take off. Machine gun fire from the planes over the Truk Islands. They dive bomb the island. The aircraft are hit and descend to the ground. A plane drops into the ocean. U.S. airplanes bomb Japanese planes on fighter strips, bomb bases and sea plane ranches. Smoke due to heavy bombardment. Planes dive and drop bombs. Fire due to bombing of a fast fleet tanker hiding in a sheltered cove. U.S. bombers and fighter planes strafe other fleet auxiliaries including rice boats, transports and ammunition ships. They are set on fire with 50 caliber incendiaries and armor piercing plugs. The ships on fire sink into the ocean.
The U.S. Navy attacks Wake Island during World War II. A United States Navy (USN) aircraft in flight. USN aircraft parked at an airfield. Crew at work. A tug tows a USN aircraft. The crew carries bombs in a small elevator. A naval ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Bombers in flight. Aerial view of ships underway. The aircraft in formation flight. A map of the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft in flight above the clouds. The bomber aircraft carry out low level bombing attacks on Wake Island. A Japanese ship is set on fire. United States Navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft drop bombs. Another Hellcat aircraft drops bombs. A F6F Hellcat aircraft lands safely at an airfield. Men at the airfield. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Smoking Wake Island. The aircraft in flight. Barrels of guns in the foreground.
The Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. Three soldiers on Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Soldiers read a bulletin board. Soldiers queue up to receive daily meal. They eat food and clean their utensils. A soldier distributes letters. Two soldiers play with a ball. A soldier plays a mouth organ while another writes letter.
Allied Forces fight the Axis Powers during World War II. An amphibious landing by the U.S. Forces in the Aleutian Islands. A ship in water. Explosion in the ship. U.S. battleships move towards Attu. Troops on the ship. Soldiers in barges move towards the island. Soldiers unload supplies. A wrecked Japanese plane. U.S. soldiers load and fire the artillery.
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