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Admiral Richmond Turner guides Admiral Chester Nimitz and other officers on tour of Kwajalein Island in World War II
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richmond Turner (in garrison hat) converses with Admiral Chester Nimitz and officers accompanying him on visit to Kwajalein island during World War 2. They walk about the debris left after the battle of Kwajalein. The area is dominated by broken trees and foliage. They climb into three jeeps. Change of scene shows the group posing for a photograph. (An inverted color image of the Cruiser, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) is momentarily inserted here.) Back on Kwajalein, damaged remains of Japanese fuel drums are seen. Admiral Nimitz and party walk across remnants of shattered trees and foliage. They pause near destroyed remains of Japanese structures. Suddenly, an image of the USS Indianapolis appears (rightside up, this time). Glimpse of a U.S. Navy PB2Y Coronado flying boat overhead. A succession of fuzzy scenes. A scene turned sideways. Admiral Turner (in garrison cap, holding a cup of coffee) converses with visiting officers. Admiral Nimitz, seen momentarily, with arms akimbo.The visiting officers board jeeps.
U.S. Army troops make amphibious assault on Makin Island in World War II
A flotilla of U.S. landing craft, filled with U.S. Army troops from the 27th Infantry Division approach the beach at Japanese-held Makin Island during World War 2. Some of the landing craft (Higgins boats) are from the Attack Transport ship, USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) and others are from the USS Calvert (APA-32). A Benson-Livermore class (AKA Benson-Gleaves class) Destroyer is visible offshore. As the landing craft beach, the troops wade ashore, with difficulty, through hip-deep water, in places. Back on one of the transport ships, sailors lower a bulldozer for transport to the beach. They also lower rolls of matting over the side. These cargoes are seen at the beachhead, as well as a Sherman tank moving through the surf onto the rocky shore.
U.S. Army troops occupying Makin Island during World War II
A column of U.S. Army troops from elements of the 27th Infantry Division, make their way through destroyed Japanese structures on Makin Island, during World War 2. They patrol through jungles and engage in fire fights with Japanese defenders. One U.S. Army soldier carries a wounded soldier on his back. U.S. troops occupy an area of thatched roof huts. U.S. Army M3 Lee medium tanks moving across the sand. A wrecked Japanese ship in the surf. More views of U.S. M3 Lee tanks firing at the wrecked ship. U.S. aircraft bombing Japanese ships near the shore.
Development of an atomic test site at the Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Operation Sandstone, the third American series of atomic bomb tests (tests number 6,7 and 8) at the Enewetak Atoll (sometimes spelled Eniwetok or Eniewetok) in Marshall Islands,Pacific Ocean. Shows development of an atomic test site at the Enewetak Atoll. American personnel dressed in protective suits perform tests and scavenge wreckage on the Eniwetok Atoll. View of men at the shore and distant convoy of U.S. ships at the horizon. An aerial view of the atoll. American army officials map the operation, back at home. Shows unloading of supplies at the shores of Enewetak atoll. Areas are cleared of trees and foliage. Coral soil is leveled by machines. Cement and tar added to harden the surface. Men detonate underwater obstacles. Aerial view of a causeway joining the two islands. Shows tent city for living quarters and quonset supply huts on the island. Workers build cubes of reinforced concrete. Tower in the middle of the lagoon. Man lays underground cables. View of a tower holding fissionable material on the island. Scenes of American scientists working in the Atomic Energy Commission laboratories, exterior of an American university and Mexico's desert.
Atomic bomb test of Operation Greenhouse on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Atomic bomb test (Operation Greenhouse) on the Enewetak Atoll (sometimes spelled Eniwetok or Eniewetok) in the Marshall Islands. Animation shows the effects of an atomic blast. Men suspend various reading instruments from a bomb-shaped plastic balloon that will provide valuable readings at the time of atomic blast. Banks of high speed cameras are planted close to the tower holding the fissionable material (Zero Tower). Radioactive measuring instruments are planted on the islands. Scientists and technicians perform a last minute check of the necessary instruments before leaving the island. A view of the Zero Tower. Men leave the island and detonate the bomb. Mushroom cloud of the atomic blast at a distance. Men in boats at a safe distance watch the explosion wearing protective eye glasses.
Animation shows U.S. aircraft bombing Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.
Animated map shows Saipan in the Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Pictures of American ships approaching the island. Marines aboard a ship look at maps. Animation shows United States aircraft bombing Saipan island.
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