The invasion of Iwo Jima by the United States troops during Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Aerial view of bombardment on Iwo Jima. Japanese installations and terrain in view. Small craft underway in circles. Bombardment on the Iwo Jima coastline. Wave of landing vehicle tracked (LVTs) underway at sea. Ships in transport area at Iwo Jima. LVTs underway at sea. LVTs head towards the beach, Mount Suribachi in the background. Battleships underway at sea.
Activities of the U.S. 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Lines of Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) underway at sea heading towards the beach. White ointment on a marine's face. Smoking Iwo Jima beach, bow of LVT in the foreground. Other LVTs underway at sea. Explosion on Mount Suribachi. Iwo Jima beach in view as landing craft approaches a battleship close into the shore. LVTs underway towards the beach loaded with personnel. Destroyers underway at sea near the shoreline.
The U.S. forces combat the Japanese kamikaze suicide plane attacks in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. The suicide planes attack a ship at sea. A U.S. lookout watches through a binocular. The lookouts being given recognition training. A lookout observes through a binocular from the deck of a ship. A ship being attacked. Lookouts stand on the ship deck . Artillery being fired from gun barrel. Soldiers climb on the naval gun. The inclination of the gun barrel being adjusted. The U.S. ships at sea. The animation depicts the fire distribution of the ships on the suicide planes. The naval guns fire on the suicide planes. The aircraft catches fire and falls into the sea. Soldiers at the naval gun. animation depicts the course of formation of the ships to hit the target.
Typhoon damage caused to the USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) in the China Sea. USS Pittsburgh heading into a harbor. Damaged bow shows bulkheads exposed to the sea. Guns in triple turret move on warship in foreground. Sailors handle lines as USS Pittsburgh ties up to another ship. Her Officers cross a gangway to board.
Severe damage caused to Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) by a typhoon in the China Sea. Forward end of flight deck of USS Windham Bay is seen collapsed due to the typhoon. View from starboard beam around bow to port side. Several F4U aircraft are seen crushed on the damaged deck.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt with dignitaries on USS Quincy CA-71 in the Mediterranean Sea. A launch pulls up to USS Quincy CA-71. U.S. marine soldiers on the deck. U.S. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. ; U.S. Ambassador to the UK John G. Winant, Roosevelt's adviser Harry Hopkins and an unidentified admiral climb the ship's ladders and greet President Roosevelt. The President is seated on the deck with Ambassador John G. Winant, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr, and Harry Hopkins. Americans, from delegation in Alexandria, in background behind President Roosevelt. (World War II period).
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