The USS Bismarck Sea (CVE- 95) sailing in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Crewmen sitting on top of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane on the USS Saratoga a day after the Japanese Kamikaze attack. Wreckage of a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter on deck. A Jeep drives past the wreckage. Crewmen clearing debris on the flight deck. Fighter sitting on the starboard side by the flight deck crane. A gaping hole on the flight deck that went down five decks. Debris on the flight deck. Sailors removing the wreckage of destroyed fighters. They use a rope to pull the destroyed aircraft to the side.
Burial at sea ceremony on board the U.S. Navy ship USS Saratoga (CV-3) a day after an attack by Japanese Kamikazes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Full crew of the USS Saratoga attend the ceremony on deck. The crew pay their respects. Bodies of the casualties, sewn into sailcloth, seen on deck. Some of the USS Saratoga crew are seen wearing life jackets. The bodies are thrown overboard. United States Marines firing their salute after all the bodies are buried at sea. Thousands of crewmen saluting as they conclude the ceremony. The crew disperse before forming a line on deck. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese planes.
U.S. Navy ship USS Indiana (BB-1) at the Dry Tortugas islands, west of Key West, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico during the Spanish- American War. The USS Indiana is seen from a moving yacht. The USS Indiana lies at anchor taking on coal. Marines and sailors are seen on the decks. Workers hustling “King coal” into the battleship, with coal passers running back and forth on the deck.
Trained bears perform tricks at a U.S. Army infantry camp in the United States. Two bears in costume sit on chairs. The bears stand on their hind legs. Trainers with sticks coax and lead the bears to march on their hind legs. They pull the bears with ropes tied to their necks. The bears fight in front of the men. The bears are given broomsticks by their trainers.
Commodore George Dewey onboard his flagship United States cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) during a trip back to the United States. Dewey is with other U.S. Navy officers on deck. Commodore Dewey also puts on his hat. Dewey walks back and forth deck before a group of men board the ship. The group of men take off their hats and greet Dewey. Commodore Dewey and some crew sail on a boat and land in Gibraltar. Officials in Gibraltar welcome Commodore Dewey. Dewey shakes hands with the officials. More Gibraltar officials board the ship to meet Dewey on deck. Commodore Dewey receives the Washington and New York committees of the Committee of Arrangements onboard the Olympia. Commodore Dewey takes his leave of the Washington Committee onboard.
Commodore George Dewey leads a land parade on “Dewey Day” after his arrival in the United States following the Spanish-American War. Army cavalry, one of the soldiers holding the United States flag, in the parade along Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. Men in uniform follow the cavalry. U.S. cavalry soldiers with sabers follow the uniformed men.
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