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Views of U.S. forces on Midway Island during World War II

Introduction to Midway Island and the Battle of Midway. Scenes of U.S. Navy and Marines on Midway Island during World War 2. Map of the Pacific locates Midway and other places. U.S. Navy PBY Catalina patrol planes in flight. Pilot in the cockpit of a patrol plane. View from the sea of Midway Island. U.S. Navy PT boats in the harbor. A Catalina just landed is recovered by sailors, in swim suits,who pull it ashore on a ramp. A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard carrying Marine Corps and American flag, leads a contingent of Marines marching across a pier. Sea birds in flight and Gooney birds on the ground, on Midway Island. U.S. military personnel relaxing at sunset. One plays the song,"Red River Valley," on an accordian. Others smoke and converse. Thunder is heard from isolated storm clouds in the distance.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063017
Naval battle, and U.S. 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions advance on enemy positions on Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands.

U.S. forces battle against the Japanese on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Animated map shows United States forces landing on Saipan. The map displays the position of a Japanese fleet and U.S. Task Force 58. View of Japanese ships being bombed and attacked by aircraft from U.S. Navy 5th fleet ships. A damaged U.S. fighter aircraft lands on an aircraft carrer ship deck at dusk with only its right landing wheel functional. It grinds to a halt without proper landing gear. Dramatic night views of battle as Japanese aircraft attack U.S. Navy warships. Sky filled with barrage of anti aircraft fire. Two Japanese aircraft are hit and are seen in flames as they crash in the sea. U.S. Marine 2nd and 4th division along with U.S. Army 27th Infantry Divisions advance on the island. Marines load and fire guns at the enemy on Saipan island. Firing on Tinian Island also begins. Transports of northern task force arrive for resupply. Animated map shows the territory acquired by U.S. forces.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064881
U.S. soldiers unloading equipment from a landing craft and working on a field in the Solomon Islands.

United States troops in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Tactical maneuver of bypassing some Japanese held islands and advancing to more strategic positions is explained. Trucks and jeeps parked on an island. Soldiers aboard vehicles board a landing craft. An officer instructing a group of soldiers. The soldiers aboard the landing craft underway at sea. A barrage balloon in flight overhead. The soldiers look for enemy airplanes. The landing craft underway at sea. The soldiers unloading equipment from the landing craft at an island. Soldiers working with picks and shovels on a field.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076657
Views of Midway Island before, during and after the first Japanese bombing attack there in World War II

Japanese bombing attack on Midway Island in World War 2 (Battle of Midway). Opening scene shows map with Midway Island in context .of the Pacific Ocean. A Navy Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat is seen among clouds. Closeup of the plane from another in formation with it. View of gunner with machine gun in blister of a PBY. Views from the PBY of Midway Island, from above and from low over the water. Two PT boats in the harbor. A PBY seaplane lands and is next seen being towed tail first up an incline, by sailors using lines. A U.S. Marine Corps color guard leads a contingent of Marines marching in formation along a pier, where some submarines are docked. F lock of white sea birds photographed against blue sky and Gooney birds on the white sands of the Island. Marines silhouetted in front of a beautiful sunset. The are relaxing. One plays an accordion. Sentries are alerted by some thunder from clouds in the distance. Next, B-17E bombers are seen near sandbagged positions on the airfield. Air crews gather for briefings. Camera pans over several B-17s being loaded with bombs and refueled. Glimpse of a railroad engineer who served 38 years on the Ironton railroad, standing next to a steam locomotive.( He is ostensibly related to one of the flyers.) Brief views of the flyer’s mother and sister. B-17 taxiing on number 1 and 4 engines (unusual). Several B-17Es taking off. One is Number 41-2524. Others with readable numbers are 41-2611, 41-2632, 41-2648, and 41-2437. Suddenly, several Japanese aircraft are seen in loose trail formation overhead. Marine fires machine gun from a defensive position. Black flak clouds form from exploding U.S. antiaircraft rounds. One Japanese aircraft falls burning toward the sea. Several U.S. Marine Chance-Vought SB2U Vindicator aircraft take off to engage the Japanese bombers. The U.S. aircraft maneuvering overhead. More machine gun fire from defenders on Midway. A bomb explodes close to the camera, sending debris flying. More machine gun fire, and another bomb strikes near the shoreline with a huge explosion. Explosions on other areas of Midway. A hangar burning. Another bomb strike close to the camera. Marines running past burning and destroyed aircraft, and raising the American flag, as fires burned and the bombing continued.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 7 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071186
A Coast Watcher and a Police man at the Bougainville Island of the Papua New Guinea in South Pacific during World War II.

The Bougainville campaign of World War II on and around Bougainville Island in South Pacific. A Coast Watcher and a Police man at the Bougainville Island of the Papua New Guinea in South Pacific. The Coast Watcher, a local citizen of the island and a Policeman of the Allied forces keep a watch for enemy ships in the sea and check the weather from among the bushes. The Coast Watcher holds a gun with him.

Date: 1943, August 2
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036172
U.S. 13th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations in Buka Island during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Buka Island, Papua, New Guinea during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers drop bombs over Japanese positions on Buka Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions. Japanese fighter aircraft attack the B-24s. An aerial view of Buka Island.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060500