USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl harbor in Hawaii, United States. Chaplain conducts benediction. Officials and dignitaries seated in chairs. Sailor and Marines carrying a large wreath. Large wreath being thrown over side of the memorial and floats on surface of the water. Group of marines on a platform over the Memorial as they fire a military salute. USS Buchanan in the background. Navy band at a beach in the background. USS Buchanan at anchor, Marine Honor Guard on platform. U.S. Admiral Harry Felt speaks with guest aboard the memorial. Flag flies at half mast.
USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. U.S. 14th Naval District band on one of the keys to left of the memorial. Crowd on the beach in the background. Ship's company manning rail during services. Men at quarters on board USS Buchanan. Colors at half mast on memorial. Wreaths being dropped from memorial to water by Navy and Marine personnel. Band on one key, spectators on beach in the background. Marine rifle squad on platform built over the memorial. Sailors in ranks on the deck, looking towards memorial during services. Memorial during dedication with colors at half-mast. People seated aboard the Arizona Memorial.
Dignitaries meet for the Atlantic Conference, Atlantic Ocean. Meeting of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister of Britain Winston Churchill. United States officials and sailors aboard USS Augusta underway in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. salute the British officials arriving aboard the ship for the conference. U.S. Officials greet the British officials and shakes hands with them. Prime Minister Churchill arrives aboard USS Augusta and being greeted by the officials. President Roosevelt awaits the arrival of Prime Minister Churchill.
A prelude to the entry of United States in World War II, from the "Why We Fight" series. U.S. Army band marching along with the troops. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese during World War II. Night view of air raids in London and anti-aircraft fire amid British building silhouettes. British buildings collapsing and burning during blitz in Battle of Britain. Cavalry and tank battles in Russia against Nazi German forces. Montage of quick shots of German Panzer tank and German Luftwaffe aircraft operations in Western Europe. German troops marching through Paris at Arc de Triomphe. German heavy rail guns firing. Dead bodies of Japanese bombing victims lying on the street in China. German navy ships underway at sea. German army forces advancing in invasion of Czechoslovakia. Very low flying German trimotor bomber aircraft passing overhead over treeline. German invasion of Poland. German heavy artillery guns and railway guns firing. Fighter aircraft plunging toward ground and crashing. German paratroopers being dropped over Holland, Netherlands in invasion of Netherlands. Aerial views of German aircraft passing by Parthenon and ancient Greek monuments in Greece. More heavy rail gun shots. Germans invading Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia.
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz addresses the Navy personnel at Pearl Harbor. In Hawaii, U.S. Admiral Nimitz standing at a podium. He delivers a speech to officers and men of the Navy and civilian workers at the Navy Yard. Trees in the background. He talks about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy personnel applaud. Cadets singing Star Spangled Banner after the Admiral's speech. Men discussing amongst themselves after the anthem. Admiral meets other men and officers. (World War II period).
Activities of United States Air Forces Cessna O-1E Bird dog Forward Air Controller (FAC) aircraft of the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Danang airbase in Vietnam. Two O-1Es taxiing to runway and taking off. Mountains and trees in the background. FAC boarding O-1E and adjusting gear. Crew chief signaling engine start. FAC and observer checking map for flight route. An airplane parked in the background.
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