Glimpses of ship's island, deck crews, antiaircraft guns and F6F aircraft parked with wings folded on the USS Yorktown (CV-10), in the Pacific, during World War 2. A U.S. escort carrier and a destroyer nearby. Flak low on horizon as U.S. ships fire at a attacking Japanese airplane flying only a few feet above the water. Crew of the USS Yorktown stands watching as the attacking airplane turns and crashes at the stern of the Yorktown. Another Japanese attacker flies just over the stern and is hit by Yorktown's gunners, bursting into flames and crashing into the sea, with a huge explosion. An F6F recovers on the flight deck.The United States class light cruiser Cleveland.
Chicago riots following assassination death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. United States soldiers of 129th Infantry, 2nd Battalion guard the Douglas Park after the riots. Cars drive past the park. African American boys play baseball at the park. Soldiers loaded in military trucks and other armored vehicles on a move.
Ships underway at sea, men aboard an aircraft carrier pull a rope. Bombs hoisted in a sling as they are transferred from a United States ammunition ship to an aircraft carrier. Bomb shells lined up on the deck of the carrier. Men roll shells along the deck for storage. Men handle ammunition cases after transfer to the aircraft carrier. Men remove boxes from the net.
A large crowd gathered at the Washington Monument grounds, in Washington DC, United States. President Coolidge and Charles Evans Hughes present the Medal of Honor to Charles Lindbergh at a ceremony. Lindbergh makes a speech at the ceremony.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh along with Major General William S Graves, Commanding General of Canal Zone, Major General Malin Craig and Brigadier General William Cruikshank review troops at United States Army base, Fort Amador in Canal Zone, Panama on January 11, 1928.
Washington Naval Conference, also called World Disarmament Conference in Washington DC, United States. Well decorated pillars near Pan American building and DAR Hall, where the conference was held. Decorations hung between the pillars.
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