U.S. paratroopers combat against the enemy in the Pacific Theater depicts use of war bond money during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft in flight. U.S. paratroopers get ready for a jump over a Pacific island. The paratroopers jump from the transport and descend over the island. The paratroopers land under fire.
U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The aircraft in flight over an island. Huge columns of smoke rise from targets. Smoke rising from burning targets in water. The aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean. A group of TBF Avengers in flight over clouds.
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
Film 'Sunset in the Pacific' shows United States Marine Corps photographers taking pictures and filming motion pictures in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Night view of a huge explosion. Two photographers shoot still pictures from behind a rock. Marines advance on beachhead. Combat photographer with a 35 mm movie camera crawls over ground and into a trench. Flood waters flow through a valley, smashing into homes and shacks. Photographers shoot stills with speed graphic. Civilian photographers take pictures of an ongoing American Legion Parade in New York City. Legionaries march with the American flag in hand. Two photographers take pictures of couples dancing in a ballroom. Band plays in the background. Sailor watches as chief photographer explains working of 35mm movie camera.
A United States World War II propaganda film depicts Japanese psychology and living habits. Japanese mythology explains the origin of the Imperial Family. Japanese people celebrate the 2600th anniversary of mythological founding of Japan in 1940. Men, women, and children parade with Japanese flags. A man wearing Sendaihira hakama formal wear leads crowd chanting. A huge crowd gathers for the celebration. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull visits Japan. Secretary Hull arrives in a conference to discuss about peace in the Pacific Theater. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt speaks about the diplomatic efforts to maintain peace in the Pacific Theater. President Roosevelt seated on a ship with General Douglas MacArthur on one side and Admiral Chester Nimitz on the other. Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburō Nomura hands a document to Ambassador Hull after the attack on the Pearl Harbor had begun one hour earlier (unbeknownst to the meeting attendees). The document states the Japanese Government's wish to continue negotiations for peace. Scenic views in Japan. Japanese people on bridge in a scenic garden. A Japanese man carries his son on his back. Japanese women wearing kimonos hold parasols. A woman tucks her child to sleep. Japanese soldiers in China committing atrocities against Chinese civilians. Shovel scoops up soil to bury dead Chinese civilians. Two men shot at point blank range. Bodies of slain Chinese children seen following attacks. Japanese general disembarks from a plane and salutes. “We must know them as they are.” the narrator reminds audience.
American comedian Bob Hope' show at Eniwetok Island during World War II. Ships underway at sea in Pacific Theater. Troops on South Pacific island construct an airstrip. Wrecked planes and equipment in background. Jerry Colona sings at microphone. A man plays guitar in the background. Bob Hope wearing a base-ball cap seated on the stage. Frances Langford sings on the stage. She signs autographs. A girl wearing a dancing costume on stage. Spectators watching the show.
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