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U.S. Marines launch the Battle of Tarawa, in the Pacific, during World War II.

U.S. marines engage Japanese during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II. Members of United States 2nd Marine Division walk up gangplanks, in full battle gear, and board ships. Convoy of ships underway in the Pacific Ocean, with weapons on deck visible. Fighter escort aircraft from U.S. aircraft carriers fly in formation over the convoy. A U.S. destroyer pulls alongside to deliver sealed orders on a line stretched between the two vessels. Officer briefs the Marines with a relief map on deck of ship. Marines load ammunition in belts for machine guns. They check and fire weapons. They exercise to relieve tension. Navy and coast guard assault boat coxwains receive last minute instructions from an officer. Chaplain conducts religious services for the Marines before the invasion day. Boats loaded with marines proceed toward the shore. Explosions occur. Aircraft in flight as they strafe and drop bombs on Japanese shore installations. American assault boats approach the beach. Heavy Japanese firing destroys several U.S. assault boats. Marines find some shelter behind a pier extending into the water. Marines are held down by heavy Japanese fire. They suffer heavy casualties and administer aid to wounded.

Location: Tarawa Gilbert Islands
Date: 1943, November 20
Duration: 6 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072662
African American troops of the U.S. 501st Army Engineers, build port facilities at Brest, France, during World War I

Army Engineers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) use a rail-mounted conveyer-type bucket dredge to deepen a channel for Allied ships on the Penfeld River at Brest, France, during World War 1. In the background, the Kerguillo mansion in the suburb Bohars, can be seen. The dreged spoils are being emptied into a string of open rail cars. Men work around the base of the dredge, loosening soil with long poles. Army engineers, including African American soldiers of the U.S. Army 501st Engineers work with French civilians to build wharfs on the Penfeld River. They stand with a rail car of concrete at the job site, and manually remove it when emptied. Construction supplies are piled up at the port, where 501st Engineer members are seen with other U.S. soldiers and French soldiers. View from rail car (not seen) moving along track, away from the port. A locomotive is seen with "USA" painted on its side,next to a newly constructed rail platform. A French workman carrying a large can walks next to the tracks. A railroad crane stands on a siding. Workmen build a station on the platform. (One raises his arms out wide for the camera.) An open rail car sits by the platform. A soldier from the 501st crosses the track near a rail car filled with wooden ties. View of U.S. troops running from work on a train of rail cars, as they respond to noon mess call. African American soldiers of the 501st Engineers getting lunch and eating at an outdoor mess. Four of them tap dance for the camera, as their comrades watch and clap.

Location: Brest France
Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072989
African American stevedores of U.S. Army Service Battalion handle war supply cargo at seaport in Bordeaux, France, during World War I.

African American stevedores of U.S. Army Service Battalion, World War 1, transfer military cargo from ships to railroad cars, at seaport, in Bordeaux, France, supplying Base Section Number 2. They move cartons, piled up on pier, to trolleys. U.S. Army officer steps forward to organize work, and another soldier starts to help, tossing cartons to stevedores. Freighter in the background. Stevedore rides past on motorized tractor. Others stand near stack of iron bars, as dock crane lowers cargo net filled with cartons. Stevedores release cargo cartons from crane sling. African American U.S. Army stevedores pose for the camera. Men haul wheel cart and trailer. Crane loads iron bar stack aboard railroad car, as U.S. Army supervisor personally shifts its direction, as it descends, to allow it to fit.

Location: Bordeaux France
Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675073060
Ship building derricks and structures. Flag raising ceremony at the U.S. Shipping Board Building in Washington DC.

Mass of ship building derricks and structures, at waters edge, viewed from boat entering channel. Members of the U.S. Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation preparing to implement orders to commandeer all U.S. shipyards and hulls, under construction therein, for the U.S. war effort. Shipping Board Chairman, Edward N. Hurley, is at corner leaning toward the man at head of table (Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps, General Manager of Emergency Fleet Corporation ?), U.S. Shipping Board flag is raised at a shipyard building, where it flutters in wind. A number of Army soldiers present in uniform. Official addresses gathering of shipyard workers and explains the takeover and has them pledge, with hands raised, to work for the success of the war effort. Other officials speak, as well. The shipyard workers wave their hats in sign of approval. Everyone leaves to get back to building ships.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1917, August
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675073061
U.S. Marines advance through mountainous Haitian jungle terrain and march prisoners to prison in Haiti,West Indies.

U.S. Marines march prisoners in Haiti,West Indies. U.S. Marines on patrol in the Haitian jungle. Marines mounted on horseback. Marines cross stream and advance through mountainous jungle terrain. Haitian prisoners are marched on field by the U.S. Marines. Prisoners enter prison. U.S. Marines guard prison.

Location: Haiti West Indies
Date: 1924
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073269
During a presidential election debate in the US, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon comment on the necessity to defend Berlin.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Moderator Bill Shadel introduces the candidates and tells that candidates will not share the same platform. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon is in a Los Angeles studio and Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy is in New York. He also introduces the panel of correspondents who will question the candidates. The panel includes Frank McGee from NBC News, Charles Van Fremd from CBS News, Douglass Cater from Reporter magazine and Roscoe Drummond from New York Herald Tribune. Frank McGee asks Kennedy whether he would take military action to defend Berlin. Kennedy answers and says that the U.S. has contractual right to be in Berlin coming out of the conversations at Potsdam and of World War II. He states that the United States must meet its commitment on Berlin in order protect the security of Western Europe. He concludes by saying that the U.S. will meet its commitments to maintain the freedom and independence of West Berlin. Nixon disagrees with Kennedy's statement that the Republicans are trigger-happy and lead the nation into wars. He talks about the Democratic presidents who led the U.S. into wars. He concludes and states that he thinks there isn't any question about the necessity of defending Berlin.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073654
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