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Admiral Doveton Sturdee greets King George V aboard the battleship Hercules at Scapa Flow in World War I

Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee awaits the arrival of King George V aboard the battleship, HMS Hercules, at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, during World War 1. Admiral Sturdee greets the King. The King talks to staff and officers aboard Hercules. Sailors marching on the deck, salute the King and the Admiral. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049921
King George V decorates sailors and officers aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth at Scapa Flow, in World War I

King George V's Royal launch docks with the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, in World War 1. The King ascends steps to the ship's deck and exchanges salutes with the Captain and officers. An Antiaircraft guns can be seen in the foreground,on deck. The King greets several other officers. Sailors march along the deck to enter a formation for the decoration ceremony. Next, a number of sailors sailors are decorated by the King, as officers, who have already been decorated, stand behind, wearing their respective awards around their necks. The king then climbs stairs to an upper deck, where he steps on a stand and addresses the ship's company, who stand in formation. Afterwards, the crew members leave the formation in single file, saluting as they pass the King on the stand. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049923
British Vice Admiral William Pakenham is knighted by King George V aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in World War I

British Vice Admiral William Pakenham, Commander of the Battle Cruiser Force, is made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, by King George V, during his visit to the British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, during World War 1. (The knighting ceremony was the first one aboard a ship since the year 1794.) Following the ceremony, the entire ship's company is seen assembled on deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth in formation for a formal farewell to King George V on his departure. The officers and sailors stand at attention and then remove their hats and cheer the King, three times. View from a rapidly moving vessel, of HMS Queen Elizabeth silhouetted against the sun as she steams underway, in the distance. Closeup of British white ensign fluttering in breeze. (Note: Slate at start of film incorrectly gives the Vice Admiral's name as Falenham.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917, July
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049924
U.S. Army Engineers build an airfield for B-29s on Saipan during World War II.

U.S. Army Engineers engaged in construction of an airfield on Saipan, Marianas Islands, during World War II. Bulldozers and trucks work on the field. Engineers use surveying tools such as transits and levels to lay out the site. Rock drill in operation. Soldiers lower excavating explosives into a hole and tamp. A soldier pushes plunger. Smoke arises due to an explosion in the foreground. Bulldozers, power shovels, tournapull scrapers and fleets of dump trucks at work on the project. U.S. Army Air Force C-47 airplane in flight.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051682
U.S. Army Engineers building a major Airfield on Saipan, during World War II in the Pacific

A vast project to build a major airfield on Saipan, in the Marianas Islands, to enable U.S. B-29 operations against Japan mainland. Bulldozers and trucks work on the field. Asphalt plant in operation and a rock crusher in use. A lone B-24 Liberator bomber is seen in the middle of the field. Trucks transport asphalt and rock to strip. The asphalt being laid by the soldiers and then rolled on the strip.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051683
U.S. task force underway for Peleliu (Palau) Invasion during World War II.

Opening slate reads LST 554, and date 8-13. Views of U.S. invasion task force vessels underway toward Peleliu Island (Palau), during World War 2. A 110 foot wooden Subchaser, number SC 633 is seen close, to starboard of camera boat (LST-554) and refueling lines are stretched between the LST and the Subchaser. Ensign Maynard K. Ross of Philadelphia, PA, directs the take-up of slack in the refueling lines while a Navy Commander on the LST bridge oversees the operation. (Note: SC 633 ended up running aground during the invasion.) Break in sequence and scene shifts to glimpse of slate reading August 20, 1944, and then view aft on LST 554. On the bridge, 21-year-old Ensign Charles Kahler, of Schenectady New York, uses a sextant to shoot sun lines. Another officer is seen taking relative bearings with a pelorus. Sailors are resting on deck. A series of splashes are created in the water by gunners testing their weapons. LST 557 is cruising to starboard. Puffs of black FLAK smoke appear overhead as antiaircraft weapons are tested.

Date: 1944, August 20
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056741