Shore of Guadalcanal Island in Pacific Theater during Battle of Munda.. Small rafts seen. Plane in flight. Men aboard on Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) ships. Ramps lowered and troops debark the LCI -323. Shallow surf in background. Troops debark LCI -328 and wade in water. File of men carry equipment down the LCI ramp. Jeep is pulled out from the mud. (World War II period).
Daring anglers hook man-eating sharks from the cabin of a huge airship in Fisher Island. Airship or blimp in flight. The fishermen use hook and line from the cabin of the blimp to fish for sharks. The shark is raised up in the sky by the fishing expedition. The aircraft lands. The anglers with the shark.
Rocket barrage fired from Wolmi-Do Island towards Inchon in Korea (also spelled Incheon). Silhouette of destroyer. U.S. Marines in combat gear tying an American flag to a weather vane in a town. Marines pose near it. Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Division raise first American flag in Inchon during Korean War.
Isaac Papke gets ready for a swim from Farallon Island to a beach near San Francisco's Golden Gate. He swims in water. A Doctor keeps a check on him from a patrol boat. He is watched by men aboard through binoculars. After fifteen hours of swimming he is advised by his Doctor to get aboard the boat. Isaac Papke with his wife on the boat.
United States President Herbert Hoover visits Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. People gather to meet him at the harbor. Mountains in background. U.S. President Hoover sits in a car. The car passes through a large crowd. President Hoover waves to the crowd. President Hoover watches the dance performances and drills of school children.
Underwater Research bell at Newport shipyard in Newport. Workers on deck handle hoses and lines. Two personnel converse with each other standing in front of Research Bell. The bell lifted by sling. Research bell lowered two blocks from where it was hoisted. Men work around the bell. Raymond Edwards opens the hatch door and enters inside. He does final check up of all equipment. Small tug toes bell on a barge en route to M-2 Buoy off Jamestown Island in Narragansett Bay. Barge with Research Bell aboard towed out to M-2 Buoy.
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