A documentary film titled 'Along our Shores' on domestic activities of coast guards in the United States during World War II. U.S. Coast Guards march in formation. Ships underway at sea. A man looks through binoculars. U.S. fleet underway. Coast guards aboard a landing craft. They wade ashore. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King seated at his desk with an official. He discusses with the official. He takes out the annual report on the progress of the U.S. Navy. Officials aboard a ship. The coast guards walk on a pier. They are trained at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. They study modern warfare techniques. A sign outside a building reads: 'United States Coast Guard Training Station'. Coast guards aboard a ship. Officials instruct and train them. Men row a boat with oars. Coast guards fire guns at a target.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Posters on the wall of a building. Activities of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS). Women working inside a building. A woman types a document. Other woman works in a radio room. Ships underway at sea. A coast guard watches enemy actions through binoculars. Officials discuss a wall map. They locate places and plan strategies.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Ships underway at sea. They enter a port. Officials on the deck of a ship. They discuss amongst themselves. Men work on a ship. Men board a ship. Sailors discuss plans amongst themselves. Other sailors discuss amongst themselves in a radio room. A sign reads: 'Danger! fumigating with cyanide gas Deadly Poison All persons are warned to keep away Do not enter'. Men wearing masks spray the gas.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Men aboard a merchant ship. A marine inspection officer inspects equipment and supplies on the ship. Men working on the ship. The officer inspects the ship for the safety of the crew. Every structural and operational detail is obtained and examined. Smoke from the stacks of the ship. Men working on the deck of the ship. An icebreaker clears a channel for ore carriers in the Great Lakes.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Smoke from the stacks of a ship. A sign outside a building reads: United States Coast Guard Barge Office'. Coast guardsmen are trained at the office. An officer instructs and trains them. They are trained for port security job. They study sabotage detection. A ship docked in a harbor. Men load supplies onto the ship. They are trained for handling explosives, gasoline and ammunition. Specially trained men load the explosives. A sign on the ship reads: 'No Smoking fire is sabotage'. The coast guards battle a ship fire. They throw water from hoses to control the fire.
A United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) air-sea rescue agency in Washington, United States during World War II. An airplane in flight over a sea. A sign board reads: 'United States Coast Guard Air-Sea rescue operations'. Officials discuss amongst themselves in an office. A sign reads: 'United States Coast Guard'. An airplane parked on the ground. 'Air Sea Rescue' written on the airplane. An airplane in flight over the sea. A boat hitched with a parachute is dropped from the airplane. Men aboard a boat underway at the sea. Men work on a ship docked in a harbor. An airplane in flight overhead. A pilot in the cockpit of the airplane. A helicopter in flight. A man ascends towards a helicopter with the help of a sling. He boards the helicopter which is in flight. An airship in flight. 'US Navy' written on the airship. A man in the gondola of the airship. A ship underway at sea.
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