Ships damaged as a result of typhoons in Buckner bay at Yonabaru, Okinawa. Damaged stern of a wrecked vessel in Ryukyu island, Japan. Debris lies in bay.
U.S. Navy fleet struck by a typhoon in the Pacific, during World War II. The rough waters in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Navy fleet of ships hit by a typhoon. The typhoon hits the U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet withdrawing after the attack on Aguni in Ryukyu Islands in Okinawa. Water lashes at the bow of a battleship. Large waves crashing over bow of ships. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers and carriers in the fleet hit by the typhoon. Water rushes on the bow of USS Massachusetts. Men on the ship trying to cover themselves. The seaplanes on the stern of the ship being wrecked on the launcher. The battleship USS Indiana fighting the heavy waters. The aircraft carriers damaged by the typhoon. The bow of the cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) in the rough waters. The seaplanes on the stern being damaged. One of the aircraft on the launcher. Other seaplanes being wrecked on the deck. The bow of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bennington get damaged. An aircraft takes off from the deck of the carrier which is undamaged. The steel girders supporting the deck is bent and twisted. The carrier at sea. The wrecked section hangs over the bow. The crew of the carrier USS Hornet repairing the damage. The aircraft wreckage on the stern of the ship. Men inspecting the damage. Navy personnel on parts of the aircraft on the deck. The USS Pittsburgh being brought by a Navy tug to a floating dry dock for repair. A temporary step bow is put on USS Pittsburgh.
LST (Landing Ship, Tank) convoy heading for Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Tracer bullets fired at Japanese plane in sky. Japanese plane is hit and shot down. U.S. battleship underway. (World War II period).
U.S. Army 77th Division in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. Columns of soldiers move along a road among fields. A squad leader fires into a cave. Men of the 136th Engineers rush with guns up a hill. The men move past a Shinto shrine. A soldier fires flame throwers on Japanese caves. A soldier blows a bugle and other soldiers salute during a flag raising ceremony on the first Japanese homeland island taken. A soldier tries to hoist the flag and other soldiers stand around and salute. The flag being raised and hoisted. The troops salute.
U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. A vessel underway at sea en route to the Ryukyu Islands. Soldiers on landing crafts underway at sea. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) heading towards a beach. Soldiers unload from the LVTs onto the beach. 305th and 306th Infantry Regiment troops advance inland from the beach. A small building. Two soldiers holding guns in prone position on the side of a road. The soldiers fire the guns. The troops load and fire 81mm mortars. The soldiers standing behind shut their ears. The troops load a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is fired from beneath a camouflage net. One of the soldiers shuts his ears. Several soldiers on a field and LVTs parked in view. Men of the 304th Field Artillery Battalion remove shells from cartons.
Documentary titled 'Battle for Leyte Gulf' depicts the battle fought between the Allied naval-air forces and the Japanese naval-air forces in Pacific waters off the Philippines, in World War 2. Montage of views chronicling the battle, opens with aerial views of pacific islands seen through clouds followed by glimpse of numerous ships maneuvering far below. Port bow views of U.S. New Mexico class battle ship, followed by the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) of the 7th Fleet. Glimpse of troops on landing craft and charging across an island. Transport ships underway. Cruisers and battleships firing their guns. An Essex class aircraft carrier silhouetted against the horizon. An F6F aircraft comes up on elevator to flight deck next to the island on the USS Enterprise (CV-6). It has white triangle on tail containing its number. An F6F taking off from the Enterprise. Formation of U.S. aircraft in flight overhead. Gun crew firing twin bofors 40mm anti-aircraft cannon. Flak bursts and tracer bullets seen in the sky as a Japanese warplane falls. Gun camera footage of American aircraft strafing Japanese aircraft on ground at an airfield. View, from an aircraft carrier, of a Mahan class destroyer traveling to her port side. Glimpse of two ships close together during refueling operation at sea. Animated map dominates remainder of the film. It illustrates movement of Task Force 38 to Okinawa on 10 October 1944 and launching of aerial attacks. the map shows further maneuvers and activities of the task force. During these activities, Narrator notes that the cruisers USS Canberra and USS Houston are torpedoed and taken in tow. Animated propaganda cartoon depicts Japanese naval commander (speaking accented English) talking about Japanese naval prowess. Glimpse of Japanese sailors cheering. Animated map continues showing maneuvers of U.S. task forces. Narrator notes the Houston is again torpedoed. Animated map continues to illustrate movements and attacks against Luzon and amphibious landings on outpost islands in Leyte Gulf.
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