A U.S. Navy PBY Catalina Seaplane taxis on a runway, with a few American sailors walking and running beside it. The flying boat has the identification 14-P-7 clearly shown on its side. The wreckage of an aircraft is shown, likely damaged in the Japanese bombings on Pearl Harbor, and few dozen American sailors lift a large airplane wing up into the pile of wreckage. A U.S. Douglas SBD Dauntless fighter airplane takes off from an aircraft carrier with two smaller ships in the distance. The SBD Dauntless has the label S2 on its side.
Views of destruction at Pearl Harbor following Japanese attack in World War 2: View across Pearl Harbor, where heavy black smoke is billowing from ships in the distance. An American flag waves closer to the camera. Another similar shot follows, this time with a sailor looking at the camera in the foreground. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). Smoke rising from damaged ships in the harbor is shown, before the camera cuts to looking at black smoke much higher in the sky. A U.S. cruiser is shown leaving the harbor, before more shots of billowing smoke off in the distance. Small boats move from right to left in the harbor. Shot of Pearl Harbor hours or days later, with now black smoke in view. An American flag is once again seen flying in this shot.
American Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. speaks to other generals while Canadian troops in the background board a transport ship sailing from Adak island to Kiska island during World War 2. Canadian Major General George Pearkes greets Canadian troops with a big smile while they board the ships. More generals gather around a Canadian soldier while he demonstrates how to use a mine detector. Among these generals are once again Lieutenant General SB Buckner and Major General George Pearkes, as well as American Lieutenant General John Lesesne DeWitt and Canadian Brigadier General Sherwood Lett.
Aerial footage of 8 planes off in the distance. Closeup shot of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, with WW2 Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplanes flying far in the background. Closeup aerial shots of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft with the pilot visible in front of a thunderhead cloud. Various shots of Balalae Island, in the Solomon Islands. Bombs falling towards the island before explosions are seen along the airfield. Smoke rising from the impacts.
Canadian soldiers with full packs and equipment board a transport ship that is set to sail from Adak island to Kiska island in the Aleutian islands during World War 2. An officer checks each soldier as they pass across the gangway. Closeup of two patches on the officer's shoulder, one with a knife on it and the other with the word "Canada." Excellent closeup shots of faces of Canadian soldiers on the transport ship. Emblem "RCASC" (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) seen clearly on the shoulder of multiple soldiers. Camera pans across the troops and sometimes shows closer shots of just one soldiers face. Most soldiers are smiling, all seem to be in good spirits. Soldier smoking in foreground, while an M29 Weasel (a treaded transport vehicle) is loaded onto the ship behind him. The M29 Weasel is being carried by a crane, and there are many soldiers around it guiding it into place.
A detailed video describing the purpose and positioning of the short guard bayonet position. Closeups of hand positioning on the rifle in short guard position, and closeups of one soldier wearing pre WW2 Service shoes and lace-up canvas leggings. Also contains instruction on the non-verbal command for instructors to indicate the short guard position.
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