A large military honor guard is drawn up in formation at the waterfront in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to greet the USS Nautilus (SS-168) returning with U.S.marines of the 2nd Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders) following their Makin Raid in World War 2. Next, the Nautilus is seen approaching the wharf, with the Marine Raiders standing on the deck.The honor guard troops render a salute in unison, while sailors throw a line from the Nautilus. Scene shifts to behind the honor guard, as the Nautilus glides into position, with the Raiders on deck and its Naval ensign flying in the breeze. Panning view of Carlson's Raiders with their gear at their feet,on the deck. Closeups of some of the men, on the deck and as they walk off on a gangplank. Lieutenant Commander William H. Brockman, Jr., Commanding Officer of the Nautilus is seen in glimpses, on deck, behind the departing Raiders. Sailors carry a wounded Raider off the boat on a litter. Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, USMC, Commander, Second Raider Battalion, converses with an officer wearing a pith helmet. Another wounded Raider is raised vertically through a hatch in the deck.
Return to the United States of Marines from 2nd Raider Battalion, known as "Carlson's Raiders" (led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson). They arrive at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard the submarine, USS Argonaut (SS-166) after completing their famous Makin Island raid in August,1942, during World War 2. Inserted view of surfaced submarine, as it fires its deck gun. Distant smoke arises in the sea from a burning ship. Scene shifts back, to Hawaii, again, as the Argonaut arrives at a pier in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Chester Nimitz boards the submarine and shakes hands with Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, USN, Commanding Officer of the Argonaut. Major James Roosevelt, USMCR, Executive Officer, Second Raider Battalion (the President's son) salutes Nimitz, who then shakes hands with him. View of stacked arms and equipment of the Marines on the boat's deck. Sailors transport a wounded Marine on a litter. The rest of the marines begin to step from the Argonaut, to the pier, and walk past a military honor guard with rifles, at parade rest.
USS Nautilus underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Conning tower of the submarine. Men rushing to battle stations. They ready guns for firing. In the distance, smoke rises from two Japanese ships that the Nautilus hit in Butaritari’s lagoon. The bombardment was called in by men of the 2nd Raider Battalion during the 2nd Raiders’ famed Makin Raid of August 17-18, 1942.
U.S. Army 88th Division in Bologna, Italy during World War 2. German prisoners march along road carrying their wounded on litters. Large 200 yard roadblock. Road is bound by a rock cliff on the left and Reno river on the right. Infantrymen marching on the highway. A bulldozer makes a ford in the river bed in the distant background. Infantrymen moving along the road near the roadblock. A Mack 6x6 7-yard/2-ton NO model truck tows a 155mm gun (Long Tom) across small Bailey bridge and over dusty road as a jeep follows. (Note: reportedly, the opening slate refers to Lt. Paul F. Long, 196th Signal Photo Company, who was cameraman for this film.).
Opening scene shows the Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected in Leipzig, in 1913, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the epic battle of Leipzig, and the defeat of Napoleon by a coalition of allies arrayed against the French. Notable are images of Teutonic knights standing guard around the upper periphery of the monument. Closeup of the base of the monument and entranceway. Some signs of war damage are visible. Camera pans upward. An American soldier is seen in lower left foreground, manning an M45 Browning .50 caliber Quadmount anti-aircraft gun. Camera continues to pan over details of the monument. (World War 2; WWII; WW2)
During World War 2: Armed U.S. Army guard standing watch just outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery, on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, at Memorial Bridge. Army vehicles nearby. Guards standing along with soldiers in the area. Tents of Arlington Cantonment in the background. Views toward Washington DC: Memorial bridge with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. Armed U.S. Army soldier guard standing and pacing with Memorial Bridge behind him. Alternate view of armed guard marching on patrol during World War 2, with Washington Monument in the distance across the Potomac River.
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