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American attack on Rendova Island in Solomon Island during World War II.

'In the Solomons ' United States ships underway in the Pacific and soldiers on the deck of a ship. A man looks through binoculars towards the sea. Admiral William Halsey and others look at a map and discuss the strategy. An animated map of Solomon Islands shows Japanese establishments. Guns on board the American ships fire at Japan's positions at night. Soldiers loaded in landing crafts move away from the ship. Soldiers wade through water and land at the Rendova Island. They march inland on the island. Soldiers engage in a fierce battle with Japanese as they fire guns. Planes drop bombs over the island. Survivors of a ship sunk brought on board another ship. Survivors sleep and relax.

Location: Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049123
Animated map shows U.S. Aircraft Task Force bombarding Tinian and Saipan Island in the Mariana Islands.

Animated map shows Saipan, Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Aircraft Task Force 58, 52 and 53 approach Tinian and Saipan islands. Aircraft destroy anti aircraft guns, sugarcane fields, coastal areas, buildings and communication centers on the islands.

Location: Mariana Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064872
Pictures and animation show U.S. forces bombing Japanese islands in the Mariana Islands.

Animated map shows Saipan in the Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Pictures of U.S. ships approaching the island. A fleet of United States aircraft bombard Japanese islands.

Location: Mariana Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064873
Westinghouse ocean bottom scanning sonar equipment is lowered aboard a ship at Sao Miguel Island of the Azores Islands.

U.S. ships at Sao Miguel Island of the Azores Islands. Two small ships tied to a pier. A mobile crane on the pier loading equipment on a ship. Equipment coming aboard is Westinghouse ocean bottom scanning sonar. The equipment is lowered by the crane hook over the fantail of the ship. USS Preserver takes aboard the ocean bottom scanning equipment. USS Hoist is secured outboard of USS Preserver. Officers lean against gunwale aboard USS Compass Island. A steady line is attached to the cable directly above the crane hook. The ocean bottom scanning sonar is secured to a wooden platform setting on the deck. Some crewmen standing in the background on the deck of USS Compass Island. Insignia of Westinghouse painted on the side of the scanning sonar. Several crewmen move the scanning sonar platform into position for hoisting. Men spread out a cargo net.

Location: Sao Miguel Island Azores Islands
Date: 1968, June
Duration: 3 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065556
Crewmen help in the transfer of cargo from a boat to a ship at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands.

U.S. ships at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands. Crewmen in a boat underway. A crewman holds a walkie-talkie in hand. Two men in the background. The crewmen are wearing life-jackets and hard hats. USS Compass Island underway at sea in the background. USNS Mizar underway. A boat crew in a whale boat underway. USS Compass Island in the background. A small boat along the beam of USNS Mizar on the starboard side. A utility boat alongside the starboard side of USNS Mizar. A cargo net loaded with cargo is hoisted from the boat. Crewmen and a civilian using a dolly move equipment on the deck. An ocean bottom scanning sonar is situated on the deck of the ship.

Location: Sao Miguel Island Azores Islands
Date: 1968, June
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065557
Vegetation on the island, beach and wharf and unloading of lumber at the Galapagos Islands.

U.S. Admiral Byrd's special navy mission in the South Pacific. Vegetation on the island. View of the island. Houses in the background. Beach and wharf at the island. Ships in the water. Unloading of lumber from a boat on the beach.

Location: Galapagos Islands
Date: 1943, September 8
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033674
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