United States Coast Guardsmen patrol coasts in the United States. Coast Guardsmen mounted on horseback as they patrol coastlines throughout the United States. Narrator states they are guarding the coast from landings of enemy saboteurs who would arrive by submarine (reference to the Coast Guard discovery of Operation Pastorius Nazi German would-be saboteurs caught on Long Island, New York.) Coast Guardsmen ride horses on a beach. Trained dogs and radio sets also assist them in patrolling the shoreline.
Gun crew,on the USS New York (BB-34),wearing steel helmets, check out her 3-inch antiaircraft gun on the stern deck, as she departs from U.S. Argentia Naval station, Newfoundland, during World War 2. Sailors are dressed in winter clothing. Snow-covered hills in background. As they are underway, a large transport ship is seen astern. Scene shifts to warmer, sunny weather at sea. Sailors play a game with quoits on the deck of the USS New York. Others relax in a warm sunny spot. Sailors stand on the deck. An island visible nearby. Sailors download a bomb from a Vought OS2U Kingfisher aircraft aboard the battleship New York. International maritime flags displayed near the bridge.
USS Guadalcanal escort carrier captures German U boat-505 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. A motor whale boat along the side of USS Guadalcanal as a patient in a stretcher being hoisted aboard the ship. Island of USS Guadalcanal with five German flags marked on it. A motor whale boat heads towards the ship. The motor whale boat along the side the ship as a German U boat-505 crew member climbs up a Jacob's ladder. German crew comes down a catwalk on the deck of the escort carrier. The motor whale boat underway. It is alongside USS Guadalcanal as men climb up a Jacob's ladder. The bridge of USS Guadalcanal with five German flags marked on it. Three destroyer escorts underway. A motor whale boat underway. A destroyer escort on the horizon. The captain of USS Guadalcanal leans over the side of the flying bridge. German U boat-505 underway at sea. Bow and conning tower of the U boat. USS Guadalcanal attempts to come along side the U boat. Men on the signal bridge of the ship. U boat -505 and a motor boat at sea.
USS Guadalcanal escort carrier captures German U boat-505 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. U.S. sailors on the bridge of USS Guadalcanal. German U boat-505 under tow. U boat underway with the American flag on its conning tower. Pilots gathered on the deck of the ship as they talk. The U boat underway. Island of USS Guadalcanal. A motor whale boat alongside USS Guadalcanal as German prisoner of war climb up a Jacob's ladder as they come aboard the ship. A wounded on a steel stretcher being hoisted aboard the ship. USS Guadalcanal underway with a U.S. Navy TBF Avenger flying overhead. German prisoners on the main deck of USS Guadalcanal.
U.S. Destroyer ship, USS Drayton (DD-366) in camouflage paint, underway off Okinawa in World War II. Crew members crowd her decks as she sends a man,by high line transfer in large enclosed canvas sling, to nearby heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). View of the transfer from the cruiser. The Drayton moves away. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane lands in the slick of USS Salt Lake City and bounces about in rough water. View from the Salt Lake City of Japanese shells, from shore battery on Marcus Island, falling into the sea. Momentary view of Lieutenant Commander, Eddie Peabody and his troupe, entertaining sailors aboard the Salt Lake City in port at Ulithi, on Nov. 11, 1944.
USS Yorktown (CV-10), also called the "Fighting Lady," underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Captain J. J. "Jocko" Clark conferring with Commander James H. Flatley, Jr. aboard the Yorktown. The officers examine and discuss the map of an airfield on a Japanese-held island in the Pacific. Rear Admiral (2-star) Charles A. Pownall, seated, examine the map and aerial photographs. Close-up view of Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall.
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