A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Animation shows landing of combat team 24 on beaches Green I and Green II of Camouflage Island. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Landing craft and boats underway at sea. Troops wade ashore. Wrecked equipment and rubbled houses in the area. Soldiers fire rifles and other guns. They advance on a beach. A tank parked on the beach. Soldiers stand nearby and fire. The tank advances. Soldiers advance under heavy firing. Animation depicts the area occupied by the troops. Aircraft in flight overhead. Formation of a mushroom cloud due to heavy smoke.
A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Animation depicts operations of the 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines to secure islands. Troops advance along a beach. They fire rifles and other guns. Smoke rises from firing and bombing in a rubbled area. Aircraft in flight overhead.
LST (Landing Ship, Tank) underway after departing for Okinawa operation. Bridge of LST rolls in heavy seas. Marine looks over side of ship at waves and breakers. LST pitch in heavy seas.
Animated map shows U.S. forces acquiring Saipan, Mariana Islands from the Japanese during World War II. Pictures of U.S. fleet underway. Aircraft drop bombs on target areas. Fire and explosions on a beachhead. Pictures of boats being lowered for soldiers to advance on the beachhead. Animation shows forces arriving at Tanapag Harbor. U.S. troops in landing crafts. Activity at a line of departure. Fire and explosions on a beach as aircraft drop bombs.
The Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. Two soldiers make a last minute weather observation on Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Aerial cameras are taken inside a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bomber. Pilots make a final meeting. A pilot gets inside an aircraft. The aircraft take off one by one.
U.S. Military establishes military bases at Adak Island Aleutian Islands. Footage of U.S. Army forces landing n Adak Islands in 1942 for defensive actions against Japanese Forces occupying nearby islands. Director of MWR at NSGA (Naval Security of Group Activity) Bob Winckler talks about military bases at Adak Islands. Wartime relics and weathered fortifications from World War 2 are shown. U.S. war planes and submarine nets seen. Artillery seen. A board reads 'This submarine net is listed on the National Historic Register, please do not disturb'. PT torpedo boats and PBY planes Bases on Adak. PBY Catalina planes seen. Civilians seen.
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