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USS Bluegill (SS-242) reconnoiters and shells Pratas Island in the Pacific during World War II
Pratas Island in the Pacific Ocean, as seen from the deck of surfaced U.S. submarine, the USS Bluegill (SS-242) during World War 2. Barrel of deck gun seen. Japanese radio towers seen faintly in distance on the island. The boat shakes as its deck gun fires toward the radio towers. The Bluegill seen from another boat as she sits partially surfaced with small waves breaking over her deck. she submerges and then surfaces again. Huge explosions occur as demolition charges detonate destroying Japanese installations ashore. Dense smoke fills the area. A crew member stands on deck of the Bluegill, firing a rifle toward the shore.
U.S. Navy Commander Ashworth, crew member on B-29 that dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki, interviewed at Tinian, Marianas Islands
Setting: North Field, Tinian,in Mariana Islands. Public Affairs Officer Major John F. Moynahan interviews Commander Frederick L. Ashworth of the U.S. Navy, who was the weaponeer on the B-29 called Bockscar (sometimes "Bock's Car") that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. He expressed initial concerns about not being able to bomb their primary target and having, instead, to proceed to their secondary target, Nagasaki.
Remains of crashed B-29 at crash site on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II
Remains of United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands during World War 2. It was B-29 number 42-65283, nicknamed "Big Wheel," from the 9th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Squadron. Opening scene shows remains of two engines and bent propellers from the crashed B-29. Ocean and a B-29 coming in for a landing are seen in background. Two destroyed engines and props along with partially intact empennage, are the only recognizable parts of the airplane. Aircraft debris is scattered close to the beach. Three U.S. Army Air Force personnel stand looking over the wreckage.
General Spaatz decorates Sergeant Klabo with Legion of Merit award in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War II.
General Carl Spaatz in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War 2. A Military Police officer salutes as a jeep arrives. U.S. Army officers step from the jeep. Four officers stand under a tree. A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 aircraft with a sign on the fuselage that reads ' Goin Jessie. ' General Carl Spaatz , USAAF Chief of Staff, pins a Legion of Merit medal on Master Sergeant Einar (Curly) Klabo. Klabo salutes the General. Crew men lift Klabo on their shoulders. ( Note: "Goin Jessie" flew 50 combat missions with the 9th Bomb Group, 5th Squadron, while M/Sgt Klabo was her crew chief. She never had an abort.)
U.S. 81st Infantry Division troops supported by 710th Tank Battalion operating In Palau Islands, World War II
U.S. 81st Infantry Division troops of Regimental Combat Team 321 (321st Infantry Regiment) advancing cautiously in the Palau Islands during World War 2. They are supported by armor of the 710th Tank Battalion,including personnel carriers and M4 tanks. Views from an M4 tank firing at Japanese positions in hills across a valley. Smoke rising from shell strikes.
P-51 fighter planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces fly over the Mariana Islands.
U.S. Army Air Forces fighter planes, P-51 Mustangs in flight over the Mariana Islands. Three planes in view. Fourth one joins in the formation. P-51s fly over the clouds.
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