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U.S. Marines on Saipan after invasion in Saipan, Mariana Islands.

A U.S. Marine sits on a jeep during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. A U.S. Marine look at main gun of a tank lying on ground as detached. View of coastline. Smoke rises.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, August 11
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035311
U.S. Navy PBY Catalina (Black Cat) night mission against Japanese shipping during World War II in the Pacific

U.S. Navy Aircraft Seventh Fleet PBY Catalina operations in Southwest Pacific during World War 2. Pilots and navigators of six PBY Catalina crews are seen planning the night's operations at a table in a flight planning hut. (These Catalinas are called "Black Cats" because they were painted black for night operations.) The Black Cat mission is to interdict Japanese supply ships at sea. Intelligence officer is seen briefing about locations of Japanese convoys and cautions that Japanese night fighters are stationed only 60 miles away.The pilots look at pictures of the type of warships that might accompany the Japanese convoys.They are briefed on Japanese antiaircraft batteries near harbor where convoy ships might anchor.And they are briefed on the weather. Ground crew pass a large box of foods to a PBY crewman.The aircraft taxis into the water. The weather is getting stormy.Ground crew remove landing gear. The PBY takes off. Views from inside the aircraft as it leaves the water and becomes airborne. Views from inside a PBY as lightning strikes outside in a storm. Crew members in their positions.Approaching the harbor where Japanese vessels may be anchored. Navigator plots position with dividers and calculates course using E-6B computer. Waist gunners ready at their stations. Crew member is posted as a lookout at an open bay in the PBY nose. There are no Japanese ships seen in the harbor. But the PBY is sighted by Japanese antiaircraft batteries that begin firing. They are also being hunted by Japanese night fighters. The pilot dives low towards the water to hide. Japanese fighter plane passes overhead. They resume search for convoy and lookout spots it. Radio operator informs other Black Cats via CW signal. As the Catalinas converge on the convoy, Japanese warships open fire on them.The "Cats" attack and hit a Japanese Cruiser, 2 freighters, and a tanker. One of the Catalinas is destroyed during its bomb run.

Location: South Pacific Ocean
Date: 1943
Duration: 10 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035340
U.S. Navy Aviation officers examine a 50 caliber machine gun during World War II

Two mid-grade U.S. Navy aviation officers, one in a tropical pith helmet and the other in a side cap, discuss a 50 caliber machine gun with a Navy aviation Commodore, who handles the weapon. The scene is aboard a U.S. ship during World War 2.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1942, July
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035346
Ellsworth Bunker, incoming U.S. Vietnam ambassador shakes hand with outgoing Henry Cabot Lodge in Saigon, Vietnam.

Incoming U.S. Vietnam Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and outgoing U.S. Vietnam Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge shake hands with each other in Saigon, Vietnam. Reporters ask questions. Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife board plane and wave.

Location: Saigon Vietnam
Date: 1967, May 2
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035368
U.S. Marines blow tree with C-4 explosive at Khe Sanh in Vietnam.

U.S. Marines of 1st Battalion, 26th Division, move through thick grass and climb up Hill 557, Khe Sanh, Vietnam. Arms include M-16 rifles and equipment includes PRC-25 back pack radio. U.S. Marines prepare a demolition charge of C-4 explosive, and insert fuse into the C-4 and place it along with other explosives at the base of a tree. Two Marines pull the pins on fuses of C-4, and smoke rises from the burning fuses. The resulting explosion destroys the tree. Marines return to the site with entrenching tool. (Vietnam War period).

Location: Khe Sanh Vietnam
Date: 1968, January 10
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035387
U.S. Marines of 1st Battalion, 26th Marines A Company move through jungle, talk on a phone, and dig foxhole in Khe Sanh, Vietnam.

U.S. Marines (1st Battalion, 26th Marines, A Company), wearing camouflage from natural materials, advance across the jungle in Khe Sanh, Vietnam. One Marine talks on phone. One Marine carries a portable PRC-25 back pack radio. The Marine squad moves, on trail, through the jungle growth. Squad leader points and moves followed by several others. Marine with backpack radio converses on the phone, as other squad members pass him including an African American Marine. Marines take a break. One sits on ground and smokes a cigarette. A Marine uses an entrenching tool to dig a foxhole. (Vietnam War period).

Location: Khe Sanh Vietnam
Date: 1968, January 10
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035390
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