Japanese soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers inspect Japanese equipment in Japan, soon after end of World War 2. Enlisted men inspect Japanese equipment. Japanese soldiers and enlisted men go through Japanese equipment. View of Japanese radio equipment and wrecked equipment. Japanese guards march. Japanese soldier look into radio equipment. Enlisted man looks into Japanese gun sights.
Trade fair in Osaka, Japan. Japanese visitors crowd a ramp leading into the American Pavilion at the Fair. Inside a U.S. pretzel-making machine is operating -- tying dough into pretzel shape and placing it on a conveyer to an oven for baking. The Japanese visitors are amused and enjoy watching the process. One man gestulates, imitating the pretzel-tying motions for his woman companion. A woman offers finished pretzels to the visitors.
Naval battle of Philippines between the United States and Japanese Imperial Navy. Animated diagrams show tactics of the 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet in the naval battles on the Philippine (October 23-24, 29). Southern American unit destroys the battleships. Explains maneuvers employed in the Surigao and San Bernardino Straits. Shows Japanese planes attacking ships and being drowned. The carrier Princeton is damaged and sunk. Large smoke rises from carrier Princeton. American carriers are damaged. Several U.S. planes make crash landings on a carrier. United States Navy ace Commander Captain David S. Mc Campbell lands. He exits the cockpit and is greeted. (World War II period).
U.S. Invasion of Okinawa in World War 2. Several DUKWs underway loaded with personnel, equipment and at least one 105mm howitzer. The battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40, in background. An OS2U Kingfisher patrol seaplane in a low approach. LSM(R)-194 launches 5-inch rockets at Okinawa. Smoke covered shore of the island of Okinawa. LSM(R)-196 and LSM(R)-197 launch 5-inch rockets at Okinawa.
5-inch rockets being fired from U.S. warships at Okinawa. Smoke covered Okinawa shore line. LSM(R)-198 and LSM(R)-199 fire 5-inch rockets at Okinawa. The destroyer USS Heywood L. Edwards, DD-663, fires her main battery of 5-inch/38 Mark 12 guns.
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Scenes of U.S. Air Force B-57C's parked. Captain in cockpit of B-57C' and Air Force personnel assist captain in getting into seat belt. Engines starts and black smoke arises from cartridge starters. Three B-57C aircraft taxi and take off. (Vietnam War period).
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