The U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester prepares to catapult a scout plane. An OS2U Kingfisher float plane OS2O Kingfisher on a catapult. U.S. sailors on the deck. Guns mounted on the deck in the background. A pilot in a the cockpit. The float plane is catapulted and makes a low pass by the ship. An island in the background. Several U.S. warships are seen including an Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC).
USS Chester (CA-27) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War Two. U.S. Admiral A. E. Smith looks through binoculars. U.S. Captain Taylor, Chief of Staff, and the Admiral look at a chart on the bridge of the USS Chester. Taylor looks through binoculars. A close up Admiral. He looks through the binoculars. The mast of USS Chester. An anchor chain is brought aboard the ship. U.S. sailors stand near the chain. A sailor paints a corroded section of chain.
U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester (CA-27) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A Navy Chaplain, in ecclesiastic robes, conducts church services on the deck of of the USS Chester. The Chaplain stands at a star-covered podium and speaks into a microphone. U.S. sailors hold hymnals. Music is provided by a sailor at a piano accompanying a small choir. The Chaplin speaks into the microphone and the sailors listen to him. Sailors attending the service are seated on benches.
U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester (CA-27) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A bugler plays into the ship intercom loudspeaker system. A boatswain pipes into it. A sailor sends a message by semaphore with flags.
Battle of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. U.S. 5th Division Marines near an artillery as they fire at a Japanese emplacement on Mount Suribachi. The marines fire an artillery. Explosion on the mountain. Smoke rises due to explosion. The U.S. Marines fire an artillery. Explosions in the foreground. U.S. Navy ships underway. The marines fire guns on the deck. Explosion in water and water splashes. The marines fire on Mount Suribachi. The marine in prone position fire guns and advance. The U.S. Medial Corps carry a wounded marine on a stretcher. The medics treat the wounded. Dead Japanese soldiers. The marines fire guns. Smoke rises on the mountain. A U.S. Navy dive bomber in flight and drop bombs on Mount Suribachi. The bombers in flight drop bombs. Explosions on Suribachi. The bombers in flight. U.S. Marines advance towards the caves of Japanese soldiers on the mountain. U.S. Marines capture Mount Suribachi. U.S. Navy ships underway. The marines raises U.S. flag over Mount Suribachi.
The Inter American Conference in Mexico. Officials and dignitaries seated around a table during the conference. Mexico Foreign Affairs minister Ezequiel Padilla Penaloza sign the pact. A dignitary from Brazil signs the pact. Representative of Cuba and Peru sign the pact. U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr. signs the Chapultepec Pact. A finger points out at the signs on the pact. Edward shakes hands with a dignitaries after signing the pact.
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