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Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna of Bob Hope Troupe entertain U.S.soldiers on Bougainville during USO tour in World War II

The Bob Hope Troupe on U.S.O tour in the South West Pacific in World War 2. They entertain U.S. soldiers on Bougainville. Their guitarist Tony Romano, together with Hope and Jerry Colonna, sing "If I had my way." They pause to remedy some microphone problem, and then continue. The guitarist then sings in solo falsetto and Bob Hope follows with comic banter about being a private in the army. The trio finishes by finishing the song together.

Location: Bougainville Solomon Islands
Date: 1944, August 2
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033576
Wrecked airplanes and P-38 operations on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, during World War II

U.S. military personnel working at end of Henderson airfield on Guadalcanal during World War 2. One pushes a wheelbarrow. Camera pans across and along runway to P-38 aircraft parked haphazardly in grass. It continues to pan, showing lots of damaged aircraft and parts, including several P-40s. Mechanics work on one of the P-40s. A fuel truck passes. Tents are seen behind the piles of parts and aircraft. Numerous auxiliary fuel tanks are piled up in one area. Broken aircraft parts are seen in a ditch off the side of the runway. Trees and foliage are in the background with tents pitched amongst them. As the camera continues to pan farther down the runway, it reveals more orderly campsites, with tents and laundry drying. Mechanics work on the engine of a P-38 parked on a sandy ramp. Palm trees and water seen in background. More P-38s are parked in good order. Scene shifts to a P-38 taking off. It is followed by a second, and then a third, all taking off in quick succession.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1944, April 6
Duration: 3 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036201
U.S. Army Air Force Major General Haywood Hansell welcomes a B-29 and crew on their arrival on Isley Field, Saipan

U.S. Army Air Force Major General Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. Commander of the 21st Bombardment Command, welcomes B-29 pilot, Lieutenant D.O. Horsfall, and his crew, upon their arrival at Isley Field, Saipan, after their flight from Bolling Field, Washington, DC, where they had been seen off by the Army Air Forces Chief of Staff, General Henry (Hap) Arnold. (World War II period).

Location: Saipan Marianas Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051680
U.S. B-29 operating around newly constructed airfield on Saipan during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Super Fortress in flight during World War II. Map of Pacific Ocean showing Saipan, Philippines,China and Japan. B-29 circling overhead. A B-29 on final approach over water, with landing gear down. A B-29 flies over the field with gear up. Another B-29 in level flight at altitude, with landing gear down. A B-29 makes approach and lands on the new airfield, as interested military personnel watch from side of runway.

Location: Saipan Marianas Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051684
Bulldozers and other machines being used to expand airfield on Saipan while B-29s were already operating there.

U.S. Army Engineers expanding the airfield on Saipan, while B-29 operations are being conducted. Bulldozers level the airfield. Grading equipment works at the airfield. U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Super fortress on the airfield being refueled.

Location: Saipan Marianas Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051687
A convoy of U.S. warships under attack by Japanese warplanes during World War II.

Film opens showing a Japanese Nakajima B5N (Kate) torpedo bomber flying low over the water through hail of bullets fired from Allied ships, during World War 2. Glimpse of the plane flying past a U.S. Iowa class Battleship. Next, it flies past a U.S.New Orleans Class Cruiser. As it continues flight, away from the camera, a U.S. Mahan class destroyer appears from the left. Flak puffs of black smoke are in the air. Scene shifts to smoke rising from a bombed ship in the distant background. Change of scene shows a U.S. Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft recovering on an aircraft carrier.

Location: Island of Truk
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051846
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