U.S. ships in action in Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. battleships and cruisers head for enemy islands in the Pacific Ocean. Man blows a bugle aboard a ship. Men at a large instrument panel aboard the ship. U.S. fighter takes off to intercept Japanese bombers. U.S. lighter cruiser's guns fire salvos. Cruiser fire guns at shore batteries. Flak bursts in sky. U.S. ships fire towards the island at night. Man looks through periscope aboard a ship. Cruiser under heavy attack. Sailor sorts away shell cases on the deck of ship. Men on deck of ship after capturing an island. U.S. flag flies on bridge of the ship.
U.S. Navy forces combat the Japanese kamikaze suicide plane attacks in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Hand of a man works on V T fuzes also known as "influencer fuzes". Navy men load the fuses. A rudder wheel. A low flying suicide plane in flight just above the sea. Navy men fire the naval guns at the high flying suicide aircraft. A suicide aircraft catches fire. The suicide aircraft being bombed. Animations depict the formation of the ships at sea to effectively attack the suicide aircraft. The ships in the Pacific Ocean
Street level view near the southeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California. View facing north on Vine Street. A car towing a three-wheel motorcycle turns east onto Hollywood Blvd. Late 1940s and early 1950s automobiles driving on the street. Camera pans westward and other buildings are seen looking north on Vine, including the El Capitan Theatre at 1735 North Vine Street (now the Avalon Hollywood nightclub), the Ontra Cafeteria at 1719 North Vine Street (now the Redbury Hotel at 1717 North Vine), the Melody Lane cafe at the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, and the Harris & Frank store on Hollywood Boulevard. Brief view of a streetcar or trolley going west on Hollywood Boulevard. Street level camera view then shifts to the southeast corner of Ivar Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, looking west on Hollywood Blvd. Theater marquee of the Admiral Theatre (later the Vine Theatre) is seen across the street at 6321 Hollywood Boulevard. Beyond it, looking west, is the Security Pacific Bank building at 6381 Hollywood Boulevard, and beyond that are the Warners Radio Towers for station KFWB atop the Warner Bros Theatre. Pedestrians walking on sidewalks, and cars and trucks on the street. Scene shifts to various elevated views of Los Angeles with a heavy smog layer settled over the city.
Strafing of Japanese freighter in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Many tracer bullets visible. Land visible in the background. U.S. gun camera footage.
A large explosion in a river in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fire and smoke visible. U.S. gun camera footage.
Attack on a beached Japanese ship in the Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. gun camera footage.
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