Atomic Bomb Test Able Day (Operation Crossroads) conducted by the U.S. Army on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A mushroom cloud rises after an aerial drop of an atomic bomb. Aerial views of a cloud of smoke and a target fleet in Bikini Island lagoon.
Chief Juda of Marshall Islands is seen accompanied by another Marshellese (possibly interpreter), standing in front of a sign which reads 'Absolutely No Swimming in Dock Area, by Order of SOPA' (Senior Officer Present Afloat). (Chief Juda, or King Juda, as called by the American forces, was the chief of the residents of the Bikini Island , who numbered 160 native people from 11 families.) They walk toward a beach and talk to each other. Something attracts their attention and both men point offshore. Views of United States ships anchored off coast in readiness for Operation Crossroads Atomic test.
A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Animation depicts setting up of an advance command post of the 4th Marine Division after the occupation of beach Green II. The occupied area of the island is also depicted. Landing crafts and boats underway. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. A tank advances in the area. Troops advance along the area.
A military training film details operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. American Marines at the island. They stand nearby and inside a Japanese ordnance and ammunition magazine. They empty the ordnance storage area which was loaded with Japanese bombs. Ammunition is loaded onto a truck. Several Japanese have taken shelter in the basement of the magazine. Some of the Japanese in the magazine commit suicide. The remaining are taken prisoners. Debris in the area.
A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Flintlock Operation ends with U.S. victory. Rubbled buildings and wrecked equipment on islands. Dried up trees in the area. Wrecked guns and other equipment. Damaged bunkers and magazines. A diagram depicts details of a blockhouse. The damaged blockhouses.
Map of the pacific including Japan, Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Illustrated lines show various distances from the U.S. mainland to Tokyo and locations in the Aleutian Islands. Graphic zooms in on Dutch Harbor. Scene changes to footage showing the aftermath of Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor, which took place on June 3 and 4, 1942, during WW2. A large cloud of smoke rises in the distance, more close by. People use hoses to spray out fires. Scene changes to present establishment of a U.S. position in the Aleutians. Shot of General Eugene M. Landrum, who sits on a box, smoking a pipe, wearing a scarf and hat. Wide panoramic shot of U.S. camps being assembled near a beach. Anti-aircraft gunners stand alert beside their weapon. A team of men carry a large roll of field wire through the grassy terrain to establish lines of communication.
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