Japanese air attack on U.S. ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Sailors clear rubble from a flooded compartment of USS Enterprise (CV-6) Aircraft Carrier after it was attacked by a Japanese Kamikaze suicide aircraft. Corpsmen carry casualty on a stretcher on the flight deck. Buckled deck planking. Damaged caused by Kamikaze aircraft strike in the vicinity of number one elevator. Crewmen remove debris. A damaged United States Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft on its nose. Another damaged aircraft is pushed.
Japanese air attack on U.S. ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Men running on the deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) after it suffered a Japanese air attack on 14th May, 1945. It was hit by a kamikaze Zero, piloted by Lt. J.G. Shunsuke Tomiyasu, destroying her forward elevator, killing 14 and wounding 34. View of damage to number one elevator from the suicide airplane attack Fire fighters try to douse the fire. Burned aircraft on the deck. On hangar deck, fire fighters plays hoses on bulkheads. Ammunition and damaged airplanes are jettisoned over the side. An aircraft on its nose on the deck. Debris strewn all around.
U.S. warships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. A U.S. Navy TBF Avenger aircraft in flight over water, dropping practice bombs on a target sled seen in the wake of the towing warship. Clouds in the sky. Sailors on the deck of a ship. An Iowa class battleship underway, flanked by an escorting destroyer. An F6F aircraft starting its engine on the deck of an aircraft carrier. More aircraft dropping practice bombs on a towed target sled.
Opening scene shows an M8A1 75mm Howitzer motor carriage (variant of M8, using M5A1 Stuart tank chassis). It moves slowly toward the camera along a dirt road on Saipan during World War 2. Closeup shows short gun barrel and driver in turret above, speaking on radio. Bodies of many Japanese soldiers are seen, recently killed in final attacks culminating in their organized suicide assault (AKA "the Tanapag Plain banzai attack") on July 6th and 7th, 1944. A marine throws a hand grenade at a clump of foliage. (Note: Principal American defenders included units of the 105th Infantry, that bore the brunt of the assault, together with 165th Infantry; 23rd Marines; 24th Marines; 25th Marines; 20th Marine,Engineers; and 10th Marines, plus supporting artillery units.
Americans display (holding it upside down) a huge Japanese rising sun Vice Admiral rank flag , captured after a desperate "banzai" attack by Japanese forces on Saipan, during World War 2. A photograpner takes a picture. Ammunition left on the ground from the battle. Two knocked-out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tanks. Destroyed defensive positions and buildings. Americans examine remains of buildings and defensive positions. Several local civilians walk into the center of the scene of death and destruction. Dead Japanese soldiers are seen everywhere, throughout the sequence. (Note: Aftermath of the "Tanapag Plain banzai attack" on July 6th and 7th, 1944. Americans engaged included units of the 105th Infantry; 165th Infantry; 23rd Marines; 24th Marines; 25th Marines; 20th Marines; and 10th Marines.)
A line of landing craft silhouetted on the horizon. An explosion on the shore behind them. Camera pans from beach, across a bay to a beached landing craft, and then back past some damaged huts, to a destroyed Japanese motorcycle that an American marine examines. A marine climbs through a damaged Japanese wooden structure. A marine examines a knocked out Japanese 1st Yokosuka SNLF Type 2 Ka Mi Amphibious tank
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