Men at a harbor in the United States. A ship docked in the harbor. U.S. Navy personnel aboard the ship. Some men standing near the ship on the dock. The ship leaves the harbor and gets underway at sea. Smoke from the ship stacks. Mountains in the background.
United States Navy flying boat Curtiss NC during the first transatlantic flight offshore Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean. Curtiss NC planes taxi on water at Trepassey bay. Ships anchored in the background. Captain Toombs of the USS Aroostook (ID-1256) greets the aviators aboard the ship. Curtiss NC-1 floats next to the ship. Steam comes from engine. A balloon is released followed by a sextant. Curtiss NC aircraft takes off. A world map shows the location of Newfoundland,the Azores,Lisbon and Plymouth island. Animation depicts two aircraft making forced landings in water and Curtiss NC-4 lands on Azores. A wrecked aircraft near the island of Horta. Lieutenant Commander Bellinger and Commander of the USS Langley (CV-1) John Henry Towers. Curtiss NC-3 floats in water.
Activities of the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War 2. The foremast of USS Arizona (BB-39) is dismantled, five months after the ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of December 7, 1941. Men working on the ship. Blow torches being used in the dismantling of the foremast.
U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall narrates film and is shown several times speaking seated at a desk. Marshall praises the Pacific Forces. Close up view of several U.S. military officers including General MacArthur (with a bandage over his right ear). Scene of U.S. Marines in combat on a Pacific Island during World War 2. U.S. marines advancing under fire. An enemy soldier is fallen in the distance, followed by a group of Japanese soldiers running for cover. Gun camera footage of a strafing attack by a U.S. aircraft on a Japanese ship, followed by strafing of parked Japanese airplanes at an airfield. Mid air dogfight scene is shown as a U.S. warplane hits and downs a Japanese aircraft. View on deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ship as a Japanese kamikaze aircraft bears down toward the ship, is hit by ship's guns, loses a wing, and, in flames, crashes into the ocean just off the ship. Scenes at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack in 1941, as medics care for wounded U.S. sailors in stretchers. Japanese soldiers seizing control in Bataan, with U.S. soldiers holding their hands up in surrender. Also U.S. soldiers in Corregidor standing by as they are addressed by Japanese captors. Scenes of Japanese soldiers in drills and training. Japanese Emperor Hirohito on horse back during a military parade. Scenes of dead Japanese soldiers laying on battle fields after battle. View of industrial smoke stacks of a factory in Japan. Japanese workers producing steel and munitions for war effort. Japanese soldiers cheering at a military rally. George Marshall speaks urging commitment by every American citizen in the war effort. Caricature image of Axis leaders Hitler and Mussolini with "X" marks over them, beside a non-marked image of Japanese General Hideki Tojo. Clip closes with several scenes of American flags being raised on flagpoles of military bases all over the world, as soldiers, sailors, marines, women WACS soldiers, and airmen salute the American flag.
Supervisor is seen speaking to workers at a construction site. Several men lean on shovels. Scene shifts to porch of a building displaying sign identifying it as belonging to the National Maritime Union of the CIO. Two men stand on the porch and a large American flag is displayed. In downtown area, a sign on a porch reads: "Comitelocal Union Republikana" (Local Union Republican Committee). A flag fluttering in the breeze contains words: "Pan-Tierra-Libertad." Glimpse of the Puerto Rico Capitol Building with American flag at front. View of Port of San Juan from airplane flying over waterfront. Another view, from the street, of the Capitol building. Glimpse of wooden ships in harbor. Sign on building reading: "Consulado del Uruguay."
Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese officials seated at a desk discuss amongst themselves. Narrator indicates they plot an attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese airplanes warming up on Japanese aircraft carrier ship in preparation for the attack. Japanese aircraft flying overhead to attack Pearl Harbor. Street scenes in Honolulu during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nurses, workers, and civilians running to assist wounded, and smoke from attack visible in distance. A two-man submarine on a beach, that narrator says was used in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Stern of the 2-man mini or midget Japanese submarine. Japanese pilot dead in water and Japanese airplane hoisted out of water in Pearl Harbor after the attack.
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