United States Marines evacuate casualties during Battle of Okinawa in World War 2. United States Marines fire at Japanese soldiers while wounded are evacuated. United States Marines carry wounded in a stretcher. Two United States Marines fire with machine gun. Belt of ammunition moving into machine gun. United States Marine fires with rifle. United States Marines evacuate casualty.
Tank on hilltop during Battle of Okinawa in World War 2. A United States Marine in turret of tank fires mounted machine gun.
United States Marines advances across open field during Battle of Okinawa in World War 2 near Naha. Two United States Marines duck down in field. A United States Marine crawls in a field with rifle. A Marine takes pictures of a machine gunner Marine firing machine gun.
Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, who, as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, also commanded other U.S. military units involved in the invasion of Guadalcanal in World War 2. He discusses those joint U.S. military operations. The U.S. Destroyer, USS Blue (DD-387) seen bombarding Guadalcanal.A B-17 bomber overhead. U.S. Marines decend rope net into landing craft of the attack transport, USS George Clymer (APA-27), later seen with the USS Harry Lee (APA-10) and numerous landing craft around them. A landing craft from the Harry Lee arriving and Marines jumping out. Many U.S. troops wading ashore from landing craft. Troops carrying supplies ashore. Officers salute as American flag is raised on rugged flag pole. Numerous Japanese prisoners of war marching and in outdoor confinement. Japanese prisoners being processed. Japanese soldier using shoe clamps to quickly climb a tall palm tree. Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr.decorating a flyer with the Distinguished Flying Cross. View of the medal.Halsey decorating marines, including Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, seen wearing the Navy Cross. Sign on palm tree reading: "Hospital Station C-1-Med." Wounded inside hospital tent. Troops gathered for religious service. U.S. troops dug in and moving along jungle path. Fallen Japanese soldiers on shore of Guadalcanal.Smoke rising from Japanese bombing of Henderson Field and construction continuing with heavy equipment. A B-17 bomber landing on the field. Names on B-17s at the field, including: "Spook," "Leis-Lady,"and "Boomerang." A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft taking off from Henderson field. Film concludes with parade of warships and overflight of warplanes (including a biplane).
Group of United States Navy sailors seated inside the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) during World War 2, during operations nears Peleliu, Palau in the Pacific. U.S. Navy sailors wearing headphones type dispatches on typewriters. They are lined up on either side of the Operations Room. Officers and sailors in the center of the room at a table process paperwork. Two sailors plot information on a radar plotting board.
U.S. Marine Corps forces landing at Tarawa during World War II. United Sates Navy Carrier fighters F6F Hellcats headed for landing in the Tarawa Islet a Japanese base. Scenes of Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) ferrying U.S. Marines to the beach. View from inside LVT of Marines preparing for beach landing. Views from moving LVT of many other landing craft on their way to beach during Battle of Tarawa.
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