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U.S. Navy and Marine personnel recover after the battle of Midway in World War II
Recovery actions by U.S. Navy and Marine personnel in the wake of the Battle of Midway in World War 2. Opening scene shows religiious services being held by a bomb crater that had once been a chapel on Midway Island. That evening, marines are assembled near flag-covered coffins of fallen comrades, in a burial ceremony. A marine chaplain conducts a funeral service, as Marines stand, with their rifles, at parade rest Several views from different perspectives of the event. An honor guard fires a volley with rifles. The American flag is at half staff, in the background. Among the officers seen is Marine Major James Roosevelt, son of the U.S. President, Franklin Roosevelt. Next, Navy boats are seen offshore, carrying the fallen for burial at sea. U.S. Navy aircraft fly in formation overhead. A marine scans the sky with binoculars as dense black smoke continues to billow from the petroleum facility bombed by the Japanese several days ago, and hangs like a pall over Midway Island. The American flag on a tall pole, is highlighted against the black smoke. Film ends with series of Slates summarizing Japanese losses in the Battle of Midway. The first shows 4 Japanese Carriers sunk. It is painted over by a brush containing red paint. Another slate announces 28 Japanese Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers sunk or damaged. A paint brush places a large black cross over that slate. A final slate states 300 Japanese aircraft destroyed. The red paint brush appears again, but this time it marks a big “V” for Victory across the slate.
Allies bring reinforcements and supplies following the succesful establishment of beachheads during the invasion of Normandy, France, in World War II
Beachhead at Normandy, France, following the Allied invasion in June, 1944 during World War 2. Numerous supply ships are in the water offshore. Landing craft are all along the beach. Military vehicles fill the beach itself. British and American troops, ashore, observe ship maneuvering near a floating dock. British infantry pour from the open ramp of large British landing craft, behind some American troops already landed and walking along the shore. American soldiers aboard a landing craft next to a transport ship. Closeup of one of the soldiers in the craft, who wears "Screaming Eagle" patch of 101st Airborne Division. The open deck of an exceptionally large landing craft is seen jammed with U.S. troops, ready to depart from a transport ship. They wave for the camera. An American army truck driving out of British Landing Ship Tank (HM 415) onto a floating dock. It makes its way behind others headed toward the shore. Closeup of soldier wielding a sledge hammer to secure pierced steel plank (Marsden Matting) onto the beach. A DUKW (duck amphibious truck). German prisoners of war, disarmed and under guard, marching casually toward the beach. Closeups of some passing the camera. View from the beach of some wading out to a waiting landing craft. View on the beach of others approaching the beach for evacuation. View shifts to captured German film depicting German coastal defenses and structures of the so-called "Atlantic Wall." German Field Marshal, Erwin Rommel, accompanied by Field Marshal, Gerd von Rundstedt, as they inspect the fortifications. Views of coastal guns. Several German soldiers, using a 4-wheel dolly, roll a huge shell and powder charge out of a bunker. They roll it toward a camouflaged railway gun. German soldiers climbing steel stairs up to the railway gun and hand-cranking the barrel into firing elevation. Marshal Rommel accompanied by a Navy admiral and a soldier, walks up to the twin barrels of a coastal defense gun. the pause directly in front of the barrels and converse. The Admiral and the soldier both salute, perhaps acknowledging a comment or order from Rommel. Extreme closeup of the gun barrels.Next, back on the beachhead, Briitish soldiers are seen walking along the beach past knocked out German fortifications and standing near other abandoned ones. A British soldier swings a sledge hammer a reinforced concrete structure on the beach. A French man and woman waving at American troops passing them. British soldiers riding in a British Universal Personnel Carrier, MK II. Two Frenchmen wave at the troops. In nearby town, British soldiers are happily greeted by local inhabitants, including a woman with a baby on the sidewalk; children looking out a window; and people gathered at a street corner. A British soldier holds a French boy and offers him a piece of candy. An American M7 ("Priest") self-propelled 105mm howitzer and armed with a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. It moves through an intersection controlled by an MP (military policeman). Another one named "Apache" follows it. Local French inhabitants cheering the Americans as they pass through the town. An American soldier stands near several children as a DUKW amphibious truck veers somewhat, to avoid them while passing. He bends down to talk to the children and shares some candy with them. Infantrymen walk into a town, keeping close to buildings on both sides of the street. French men,women, and children wave and show "V for Victory" signs as some military policemen walk past.
Allied Naval task forces combine efforts in Battle of Okinawa during World War II
Roles of U.S. Navy Task Force 58 and British Task Force 57 during the Battle of Okinawa in World War 2. An LCI (Landing Craft-Infantry) passes in front of the heavy cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) as it fires its heavy guns. Explosions on Okinawa. Glimpse of Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) in marine camouflage paint. Naval gun barrels firing and shells exploding on Okinawa. The USS LSM(R)-190, a Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) is seen firing barrages of rockets at Okinawa. Closeup of the rocket pods firing. At time 00:18-00:20 the U.S. heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis,CA-36 is seen firing her main battery. Numerous views of shells bursting on the ground. More views of rocket firing landing ships, with more closeups of the rocket pods firing. Change of scene to the south, where the battleship HMS King George V, flagship of Task Force 57, and battleship HMS Howe, are seen bombarding Japanese air installations on Formosa. British Navy Marlett fighter planes (equivalent to U.S. F4Fs) in formation flight. Anti-aircraft gunfire from British aircraft carriers and other warships. Closeup of British multiple Pom Pom gun batteries firing.
Large crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square to celebrate Victory in Europe day in London,England at the end of World War II.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Crowd gathered watches two Norwegian soldiers seated on top of a monument waving flag of Norway. American soldiers walk holding American flag. Men gather beside an “Evening News” van. Flags flutter in wind atop a building. French cosmetics company Bourjois advertisement unrolls from building which reads 'Bourjois Creators of Fine Perfumes and Toilet Soap'. Crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They hold British flags in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Children seated on shoulders of their parents. View of the Big Ben in London.
Queen Mary of Great Britain reviews her Regiment, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in Shorncliffe, England.
Just prior to the outbreak of World War 2, Queen Mary, widow of King George V and mother of kings Edward VIII and George VI, arrives in Shorncliffe, England to review the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own). She is escorted by Commander of the Regiment and a civilian official, as they walk past parked armored vehicles and past the ranks of troops at attention. Carrying a parasol, Queen Mary stops to speak with an aged veteran of the Regiment. Next, she is seen seated on a bleacher bench, surrounded by officers of the Regiment, posing for a group picture.
Past events show the life of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin Cullum York after he passes away in the United States.
U.S. Army Sergeant York passes away in the United States on September 2, 1964. Scenes from the life of Sergeant York. Alvin York seen flashing the 'V' for victory sign. York in the front yard of his home. Newspaper headline reads, 'War with Germany.' World War I newly drafted men in civilian clothing marching along with tags pinned to their civilian clothes. World War 1 new recruits undergoing physical examination as they enter the U.S. Army. Soldiers standing in formation learning to drill. Closeup of front of artillery piece as it fires. Trench fighting against the enemy on a World War I battlefield. A soldier hurls an explosive toward no man's land. Soldiers rushing out of trenches going "over the top" to charge the enemy. Sergeant York in uniform during WWI. Later in life, Sergeant York is seen seated in a car with his wife as photographers scramble to take photos. Sergeant York at the White House with his family. York receives a citation from the Gold Star Mothers Club and then gives a short speech.
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