Japanese prisoners in the Pacific Theater under guard of U.S. Navy. Blindfolded Japanese prisoner being led over brow onto the dock. Line of submarines moored at dock and mountains in the background. The blind folded Japanese prisoners come up the brow over the dock. American flag flies atop a flag pole on the captured submarine. Japanese trophy flags in the background. U.S. sailors aboard the Japanese submarine at the dock. A man blindfolds the Japanese prisoners. The prisoners come out of the manhole on Japanese submarine. A United States Navy sailor seated on a high point of the submarine examines a stack of mail. He opens a letter and reads it. (World War II period).
U.S. submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors and officers aboard the submarine watching the enemy actions through binoculars. United States flag and small Japanese flags flying atop the conning tower. A life boat along the side of submarine. Officers looking through binoculars and discussing amongst themselves. A man sending blinker signals. A sailor coming out of hole on the deck of the submarine. Officers talking amongst themselves. (World War II period).
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) in Apra Harbor, Guam, during World War 2. He is there to decorate the Captain and crew of the boat. Admiral Nimitz is seen at a microphone, addressing officers and sailors. Cameramen taking the photographs of the event. Navy band playing in the background. Admiral Nimitz presents the Navy Cross to Commander Alexander Kelly Tyree, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Bowfin (SS-287), on the Seventh War Patrol of that submarine during the period 25 January 1945 to 25 March 1945. Admiral Nimitz then proceeds to decorate more officers and sailors from the crew. Nimitz returns to the microphone, reads a citation, and decorates several more crew members. He and other officers hold long hand salutes as the ceremony is concluding. Admiral Nimitz then announces the end of the ceremony and walks away. Camera focuses on a sailor with medal pinned on his shirt.
U.S. submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean. United States Navy PBM Mariner flying overhead. Smoke arises from explosions. Men aboard life rafts underway. They are taken aboard the submarine by other men. Men talking amongst themselves.
USS Balao underway in the Pacific Ocean. Bow of the submarine. United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress airplane flying overhead. Rescue of a flier. The flier aboard a life raft arrives near the submarine. He is taken aboard the submarine. He meets and discusses with the crew.
U.S. submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean. Gun being fired from the submarine. A lookout standing on the conning tower, looking through binoculars. Other man standing on the deck looks through binoculars. Sailors standing on the bow of the submarine. They break out line in preparation for tying up. United States Navy F4U Corsairs flying past submarine and coming into the port. (World War II period).
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