The U.S. turns offensive against Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.A map shows Marshall Islands. A carrier task force of the U.S. Navy. The carrier task force battles Japanese kamikaze planes off the Marshall Islands. U.S. sailors fire artillery at the Japanese planes. The sailors lie down in a prone condition on the deck of the task carrier. The Japanese planes are hit and fall into the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Admiral Byrd's special navy mission in the South Pacific. Two men frolic with a small pig on Clipperton Island. Snow on the island. The pig runs and the two men run after it to catch it.
Birds and rock formation on Clipperton Island. Birds' nests on the rocks of the island. Birds on the rocks. A palm tree in the background. A bird seated on the edge of a rock. Several scenes of birds. Rock formation and birds nests. A bird in its nest on a rock. A man teases a bird. Birds in flight and in nests.
A survey crew at Clipperton Island during Rear Admiral Byrd's expedition. Men survey Clipperton Island, marking points with flags. A man communicates via semaphore to the USS Concord offshore. View of Clipperton Rock offshore. Men paddle into surf in an inflatable raft. The raft returns to shore, almost upended by the surf.
View of rock cliffs around Clarion Island during U.S. Rear Admiral Byrd's special navy mission in the South Pacific. Long shots of Clarion Island in its entirety.
Activities of the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Solomon Islands during World War II. A jeep struggles through flooded muddy area in Solomon islands. Palm trees all around. A quonset hut in flooded waters. A man wades through thick mud over what had been a U.S. constructed road. A man suffering from malaria is examined. Malaria patients are cared for. A formal ceremony to honor U.S. troops who died from malaria. A soldier salutes and honor guard with rifles stands at attention. Following instructions from the Medical Command, Seabees commence battle against anopheles mosquitoes (blowup of one is shown). Seabees spray with various equipment and install water filtering systems. Scenes show success of the anti-mosquito measures. Numerous explosions are seen as Seabees use explosives to clear jungle for construction. A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft takes off (machine gun in rear cockpit).Seabees bulldoze Palm trees to clear jungle and build numerous quonset huts to house U.S. forces.
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