The officers and men of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Catfish (SS-339) receive Submarine Warfare Insignia pins during final days of World War 2. An officer pins the "Dolphins" on the officers while the crew stand in formation on the deck of the submarine. The officer then presents badges to each of the men and shakes hands with them. After the ceremony concludes, a Chief Petty Officer displays his Submarine Warfare Badge.
Demonstration of how to grip a tennis racquet, on tennis court of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, in Waikiki, Hawaii. Tennis champion, Bobby Riggs,demonstrates the way to grip the tennis racket. A sailor watches and listens to his instructions. ( Note: Bobbie Riggs won the Wimbledon singles, doubles and mixed doubles championship in 1939.)
Machine gun being fired aboard a ship underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Men at a machine gun as they fire at a water mine. Explosions occur in water. The machine gun being fired at underwater mines.
U.S. Navy LST-789 at a beach in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Two men aboard LST-789 (Landing Ship Tank) as they take mooring lined off pair of bitts. A soldier takes a lens and starts looking through light. The soldier cleans the lens. Two cameramen as one cleans a part of the lens and other types the data sheet. Two LSTs with their bows at the beach and cargo doors open. A 6X6 truck drives by in the foreground. The bow section of LST-789 and men rest on the ground in the foreground. Men come down the ramp into the LST carrying their cargo bags. Two men take mooring line off bitts aboard the LST and start to heave in line. The LST-789 backs away from the beach flanked by two LSTs in the background.
A radarscope in Guam, Mariana Islands during world War II. A radarscope as it starts sweeping.
Surrender of Japanese submarine 1-400 in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The Japanese submarine 1-400 underway at sea after surrendering to American crew. A ship underway at sea. Men on the deck of the Japanese submarine. A motor whale boat with boarding party aboard goes along side the submarine. The Japanese crew lined up on the deck of the submarine 1-400. United States boarding party on the conning tower of the submarine. The Japanese submarine underway at sea.
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