U.S. Navy air sea rescue in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A man swims in the sea with green dye marker on the water surface behind him. U.S. Navy PBM Mariner passes over him. Lieutenant Marr being picked up off Kikai Shima. Lieutenant Marr comes up the gangway. Captain shakes hands with men as they come aboard the ship. PBM being refueled by tender.
U.S. Navy air sea rescue in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A pilot in a life raft and green dye marker on the water surface. Pilot in raft paddles as he approaches toward a U.S. Navy PBM Mariner aircraft. Pilot being assisted by men into the PBM aircraft. Three men in a life raft off the British aircraft carrier, HMS Formidable. Men being picked up. Men stand on the deck of the ship.
View from inside one of several U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 liberator bomber aircraft attacking Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in World War II. Dim aerial view of Iwo Jima from overflying Navy PB4Y. Smoke rising from isolated explosions on the ground. U.S. Navy warships, including battleships, cruisers, and gunboats, of Task Force 51, commanded by Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, are visible but not individually identifiable from the air. smoke rising onshore as shells from navy guns explode. Smoke also seen from the barrels of the warships themselves, as they fire barrages. Large white clouds of smoke obscure the beaches of Iwo Jima as the warships begin firing white phosphorus shells. At the same time, large numbers of amphibious landing craft are assembled in lines ready to move toward the beach. Bright images of the battleship, USS Idaho (BB-42) bombarding Iwo Jima with her twelve 14-inch guns. View from the air over Iwo Jima during the naval bombardment.
Pre-invasion view of Iwo Jima from a U.S. airplane flying off shore. A jeep escorts a Staff car carrying two U.S. Navy officers who are greeted by other officers as they step from their car. Quonset huts in the background. The officers proceed to an open field where 17 members of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion stand in formation. One officer reads a citation and then several officers proceed to decorate the sailors with purple hearts. At conclusion of ceremony, the officers salute. A color guard carries the American flag and the flag of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion.
Crew is assembled in formation on deck of a U.S. Nevada Class battleship as the Captain reads his orders. Triple guns in turret are visible in foreground. In unrelated scene, likely viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City, the USS Arkansas (BB-33) is being assisted by numerous tug boats as it makes its way out to sea. Final scene shows sailors feeding their pet goat (mascot) aboard a U.S. Naval vessel. (Ford Motor Company, 1923)
Post-world war II image of 4-Star General Lemay in an office with an American flag in the background. U.S. General Curtis LeMay in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 aircraft lands and taxis along. General LeMay walks from the aircraft, smoking a pipe. LeMay talks with Lieutenant General Barney Giles. Major General LeMay and a group of officers salute with a B-29 in the background. The dedication ceremony at North field in Guam and the B-29 aircraft fleet names 'Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. People look on as photographers take pictures of General H H Arnold, Major General Lawrence Cuter and Major General LeMay as they stand beside the ' Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. A B-29 aircraft taxis and takes off. Flakes burst in the air.
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