Three U.S. Light Cruisers moving in a line off the coast of an island in the Marianas during World War 2. Two Bogue class escort aircraft carriers (CVE). A warship in camouflage paint. Sailors sunbathing on deck of battleship as Kingfisher scout plane catapults next to them. The Kingfisher flying low over the water. Flak filled sky. A United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer warship (DD) in camouflage, passes. Heavy smoke billowing from land targets. Light Cruiser firing at shore. Sailors loading and firing gun aboard ship. Firing from triple gun turret aboard battleship. Smoke rising from heavy bombardment on shore.
Activities of United States Marines during the invasion of Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Two marines walking around a supply dump. Supplies on the ground. The marines discuss amongst themselves. Three marines check a stack of supplies and talk amongst themselves.
Activities of United States Marines during the invasion of Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Loaves of bread in a large basket on the ground. Men lift the large basket full of bread. The basket being put onto a destroyer by a long rope. The destroyer along the side of a larger ship being refueled with oil. Men stand near oil lines on the ship.
Activities of United States Marines during the invasion of Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Bodies of dead marines lying on the ground. A dead marine on the ground covered with a blanket. The marines bring native prisoners down a road. They talk to the prisoners. The marines and the prisoners seated on the ground. The marines question them.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. A view of snow covered mountains on a coast of Elephant Islands in the Southern Ocean.
U.S. President Richard Nixon in Midway Island. U.S. Navy personnel standing in a roped off area, to receive U.S. President Nixon. A number of people gathered in front of a building in roped off areas. The Navy personnel with families standing in the area. Boy scouts standing in a group. One of them taking pictures with a camera. View of the Navy personnel. The Navy personnel with their families standing in a roped off area on the side of a path. U.S. flag in view beside the crowd. A few Navy personnel taking pictures with camera. A U.S. Navy photographer beside a camera on a stand. Women wearing blue uniforms among the crowd. Various views of the Navy personnel gathered in the area. A few of them holding cameras. The officers in charge of the Honor Guards coming to attention. Several sailors stand in formation in the background. The Color Guard in view. The officers in charge of the Honor Guards at attention. The Color Guard and the sailors in view. A U.S. Navy Captain watching the proceedings. U.S. President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State William P Rogers with officials and, Naval and Army personnel arrive. President Nixon standing on a small platform. Two officers stand and salute beside the platform. The Presidential aircraft Air Force I parked in the background. A few officers beside the aircraft. Officers in charge of the Honord Guards at attention. President Nixon with the officers walking past the officers and the sailors.
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