Victory over Japan day (VJ day) celebration in Seattle, Washington during World War II. Crowds waving and cheering in streets. Sailors and Red Cross workers in cars and other vehicles passing on the street. Group of soldiers, sailors and women civilians crowded in and on a Chrysler automobile as they cheer and wave in celebration. U.S. flags flying on flag poles.
Victory over Japan day (VJ day) celebrations in Seattle, Washington during World War II. People gather in a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Two men perform a Chinese Lion Dance on the street of downtown Chinatown. People watching the performance. Some of the people standing in the balcony of a building and watching the performance. They hold the U.S. flag.
Members of the U.S. Marines 2nd Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders) stand at attention aboard the deck of the USS Argonaut (SS-166) as it approaches the pier at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, following their famous Makin Raid in World War 2. Among those seen on the bridge are Major James Roosevelt, USMCR, Executive Officer, of the 2nd Raider Battalion (the President's son) and Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, USN, Commanding Officer of the Argonaut.
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders) on a pier at Pearl Harbor after returning aboard the USS Argonaut, following their famous Makin Raid in World War 2. They climb aboard large open trucks that drive them off the pier and on to the base. They wave as their trucks drive away
The USS Argonaut (SS-166) returning to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after the famous Makin Raid in World War 2. Aboard are marines from the Second Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders). A military honor guard, on the pier, presents arms in salute. View of the Argonaut being pulled in by lines to the pier. Sailors and Marine Raiders stand on the deck. U.S. Navy ensign flies at the bow. Sailors watch from the deck of the USS Nautilus (SS-168) in the background. It has also just returned from the Makin Raid and is already tied up, on the opposite side of the dock. Sailors on the Argonaut, and on the pier, secure the lines and set up a gangway to the boat. A Naval officer comes aboard. Next, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and staff officers, are seen walking away from the Argonaut, after having formally greeted members of the crew and the Marine Raiders. Many sailors mingle on the pier. Marines of the 2nd Raider Battalion begin to walk away from the Argonaut, past the honor guard. View from a height, of honor guard in large formation, saluting. A truck drives onto the pier, as Pearl Harbor Navy personnel gather around the returning Marine Raiders as they leave the boat and pier.
Return to the United States of Marines from 2nd Raider Battalion, known as "Carlson's Raiders" (led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson). They arrive at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard the submarine, USS Argonaut (SS-166) after completing their famous Makin Island raid in August,1942, during World War 2. Inserted view of surfaced submarine, as it fires its deck gun. Distant smoke arises in the sea from a burning ship. Scene shifts back, to Hawaii, again, as the Argonaut arrives at a pier in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Chester Nimitz boards the submarine and shakes hands with Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, USN, Commanding Officer of the Argonaut. Major James Roosevelt, USMCR, Executive Officer, Second Raider Battalion (the President's son) salutes Nimitz, who then shakes hands with him. View of stacked arms and equipment of the Marines on the boat's deck. Sailors transport a wounded Marine on a litter. The rest of the marines begin to step from the Argonaut, to the pier, and walk past a military honor guard with rifles, at parade rest.
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