A front line aid station of the U.S. Army Japanese-American 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Belmont, France during World War II, while engaging to rescue the Lost Battalion in the Vosges Mountains. Medics treat wounded soldiers. One soldier is treated for a hand wound, and another for a shoulder wound.
Members of a Reconnaissance patrol, of U.S. soldiers, are seen walking slowly through the small French village of Bru (about 3 miles east of the town of Rambervillers) during World War 2. There doesn't seem to be an established road, as such, but a road sign is erected reading "Bru." A large tree stands nearby. Modest dwellings are seen and a power line pole, as well as a very tall power and/or communications tower. Two soldiers read their notes to another, sitting in an M8 armored car, who reports by radio phone. Another soldier also sits in the armored car. Several army vehicles move along an established road, followed by a jeep, backing along the road, closer to the camera. Closeup of the jeep, stopped in the road, as 3 passenger soldiers look over the area (one using binoculars). The driver seems occupied looking down at the road near the rear of the jeep. A Browning M1919 machine gun is mounted in the jeep. Closeup of soldier with binoculars. Several soldiers walk past a parked jeep. Others stand around the M8 armored car. Glimpse of a soldier standing near the "Bru" road sign. View of narrow tree-lined French country road, on which several soldiers sit on parked jeep. Closeup of them riding on the jeep as it backs along the road. (Reportedly, because the road is narrow, tree lined, and soft on the verges, the Recon vehicles drive backwards into the area, so they can escape quickly if necessary.)
Japanese-American troops of the 442nd Combat Team in Fays, France during World War II. Memorial services for the dead. Soldiers fire guns to honor the dead. A band of the 442nd Combat Team plays. Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Virgin R. Miller and Colonel James M. Hanley bow their heads. The soldiers advance along an area. A sign reads: 'Honor Roll of the 2nd Battalion'.
Japanese-American troops of the 442nd Combat Team in Fays, France during World War II. Memorial services for the dead. An officer speaks to soldiers. The soldiers seated on a field with their heads bowed. The soldiers stand in formation. A band plays. A sign reads: 'Honor Roll of the 2nd Battalion'.
U.S. Navy carrier operations in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. USS Essex (CV-9) underway. Flight operations on board the USS Essex before the carrier was attacked by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft (later that same day). Men loading ammunition belt in U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft. Twin 40 inches guns, manned by the crew. A crew member in the foreground looks skyward. Another uses binoculars. 5" gun trained skyward. 'Fox Trot' flag two-blocked. Airplanes warm up on the deck aboard the aircraft carrier. F6F taxis for take off. Damaged U.S. Navy SB2C Helldiver parked in the background. An airplane on fire on the deck edge.
U.S. carrier-based aircraft attack Japanese targets in Philippines. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat taking off from the flight deck. Men remove chocks from aircraft. U.S. Navy SB2C Helldiver taking off from the carrier. Men on deck underneath an aircraft. Plane director on the deck. The U.S. Navy TBM Avenger taking off. Gun camera scenes from U.S. Navy fighter aircraft attacking formation of Japanese Mitsubishi G4M ("Betty") bombers. They shoot down a number of them, including one that loses its wing during the encounter.
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