United States Army Air Force B-29 crews prepare for a mission on Saipan, Marianas Islands, in the Pacific. Crews assembled outside a briefing hut. Crews who have already been briefed leave the briefing center. Those waiting enter. Views inside the briefing hall. Mission briefer refers to large map on the wall as he points out information and Japanese targets.
Marines sit in bomb crater on island. Smoke in the background. Marines fire machine gun at Japanese position, and into a dead Japanese soldier. Burning building. Marines fire machine guns between sandbags. Burned body of dead Japanese soldier. Marines march along roadway. Palm trees on beach. Small craft on beach, tide is out. Japanese torpedoes on dollies on beach. (World War II period).
American flag raised on Tarawa Island, Pacific Ocean. Marine holds flag and other marines watch. Marine bugler sounds call as flag is raised. Marine enlisted men and officer salute as the flag is raised. American flag hoisted up palm tree. Marines salute the flag. Marine General Smith and staff salute at flag-raising.
Bulldozer and Marines on beach during World War II. LST on beach. Two marines and bulldozer in the foreground. Marine walk on pier. Single engine Japanese plane under water. Man stands on top of it. Palm trees and huts on beach. LCVP pulls away from beach. Boat director holds semaphore flags in his hands. Troops on deck of LST. LCVP loaded with troops. PBM approaches for landing. Small islands in the background. Marines go over side down into LCVP.
The USS Honolulu (CL-48) underway at a sea around Kolombangara Island. Sailors rest on the deck of the ship. Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull aircraft catapulted from the USS Honolulu (CL-48). Gunner in cockpit of SOC-3. A ship in background.
USS Honolulu (CL-48) and other Light Cruisers fire at Kolombangara Island. CL (Light Cruiser) underway at a sea. Sailors aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48) clean 6 inch guns. Stern of the USS Honolulu. Several CLs underway. SBD Dauntless aircraft flies low over water. Three CLs underway. 5 inch gun fired from the USS Honolulu. CLs fire guns. Flak overhead. (World War II period).
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