A U.S. Army tank on a street in St Lo, France in World War II. Soldiers stand near the tank. Wrecked houses and buildings in the area. A U.S. Army tank fitted with a bulldozer. Destroyed houses and street in the area. Soldiers walk with rifles in the town amid the rubble.
Soldiers of U.S. Army 1st battalion, 8th infantry regiment, 4th division in the days after invasion of France. The U.S. Army soldiers stand in front of a house in Saint Mere Eglise, France. A French woman pours coffee into canteen cups held by soldiers. Soldiers drink coffee and several smile and enjoy the coffee. They talk amongst themselves. (World War II period).
Japanese Kamikaze aircraft attacking U.S. Navy Task Force off Okinawa. They attack the Aircraft Carriers Yorktown, Saratoga, and Bunker Hill. View from deck of USS Yorktown (CV-10) as a kamikaze, hit and on fire, passes directly overhead and crashes into the ocean just past the deck of the ship. The Saratoga is hit by 4 Kamikaze planes. 315 U.S. sailors and airmen killed or wounded. Crew struggles to control fires and damage and care for casualties.The attacks continue and the USS Bunker Hill is struck by 2 Kamikaze planes and is on fire with heavy smoke rising as crew tries desperately to save her. The Cruiser Wilkes-Barre comes alongside spraying fire hoses in attempt to aid the stricken Bunker Hill. The Wilkes-Barre passes respirators to firefighters aboard the Bunker Hill. Rescue boats pick up crewmen who were blown off the deck into the sea. 373 killed and 264 injured on the Bunker Hill. (World War II period).
Crew members on a U.S. battleship at sea in Pacific Theater during World War 2. Band of U.S. Navy crew members play musical instruments. Audience of crew members crowd around and enjoy the entertainment Two African American sailors put on dance exhibition.
U.S. Battleships at sea in Pacific Theater. The battleships Maryland, Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, South Dakota move in column at the sea. They maneuver in a group of U.S. warships, including destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers. Aircraft are seen launching from the USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier in the distance.
A U.S. Navy training film regarding destroyer rescue of a downed pilot. An aircraft carrier in the sea. A helicopter hovers over the aircraft carrier. A destroyer amidst the sea. Crew members and rescue equipment on the ship. including scuba divers. Small boats lowered in the sea. An officer watches through the binoculars. Another sailor talks on the radio. Various airplanes take off from the flight deck. Various landings on the flight deck. Actual footage of a U.S. Navy jet with number 5357 landing on flight deck and a fire burning beneath it. The plane continues past barriers, off the port deck, pilot ejects, and plane plunges into the sea. Pilot in the sea. The rescue ship comes nearby the pilot. It rescues the pilot with the help of a rescue sling.
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