A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. Commander of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment William Miles Miley discussing with an officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States. Soldiers standing in formation. A building in the background. A car arrives. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall and British Army Field Marshal John Dill get off the car. They inspect the troops and equipment. Equipment placed on the ground. Officers discuss. They look at equipment. A parked airplane. Paratroopers standing at attention, equipped with parachutes and other equipment. An officer inspects the equipment of the paratroopers. The paratroopers board the airplane. A man gives a signal to take off. The airplane takes off and is in flight. The paratroopers seated inside the airplane. They stand up after getting orders and get ready for jumping. They jump out of the airplane. The paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes. Officers watching the maneuvers. The paratroopers lined up for an inspection. General Marshall and other officers inspect them. (World War II period).
views of Midway Island from periscope of a submerged U.S. submarine close to shore. Numerous installations are seen.
Views from an American submarine of Midway Island during World War 2. American installations such as antenna masts are seen and waves beating against the shore.
Short film shows bow of an American submarine viewed from its deck while underway on the surface during World War 2. A sailor looking through binoculars is silhouetted against the dawn sky in the background.
Brief film shows members of a U.S. submarine crew as they pose for camera during World War 2. A sailor named Guy Rossi from Medfield, Massachusetts holds a sign identifying himself. Other crewmen pose looking through binoculars. Some of the crew stand on the conning tower of the submarine. A sailor photographer with elaborate motion picture equipment is seen atop the boat's deck.
As viewed through periscope of submerged American submarine, bombs explode all along the coastline of Midway Island under attack by Japanese bombers (unseen) during World War 2 Battle of Midway. One strike hits oil storage site causing black smoke to rise. Many bombs create high long-lasting clouds of smoke.
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