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U.S. submarine rescues survivors from floating wreckage of a Japanese destroyer during World War II

At film start, sailors on a surfaced U.S. submarine wave at other sailors sitting on the floating remains of a sunken Japanese destroyer, during World War 2. It is nighttime and the scene is filmed in moonlight. Two sailors on the submarine, silhouetted in moonlight, raise their arms toward the survivors on the remains of the destroyer, who raise their arms to surrender, in response. Next, Japanese survivors are seen on the deck of the submarine, taken aboard the submarine. A U.S. navy officer, smoking a cigar, removes shirt from one prisoner and checks him for contraband. Next, a group of Japanese survivors on the wreck, raise their arms in surrender. View of the submarine deck as it backs away from the floating wreckage. Glimpse of other warships low on the horizon. Camera pans over more floating wreckage. Sailors in conning tower of the submarine. One on deck next to the conning tower waves at the camera. More floating wreckage. One sailor on the submarine deck holds a Thompson submachine gun. Sailors gathered in the conning tower of the submarine and posing for the camera, on deck, in front of it. Glimpse of the officer with his cigar, looking out at floating wreckage in the water. The submarine moves slowly toward a survivor standing on another piece of floating wreckage.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076042
American archer Ken Wilhelm demonstrates his skills and techniques with a bow and an arrow in San Gabriel, California.

American archer Ken Wilhelm demonstrates his skills in San Gabriel, California. Wilhelm stands holding his bow and arrow. A target board in the foreground. A man stands in front of the target board. An arrow hits the board. Wilhelm hits an apple kept on the head of the man.

Date: 1939, May 29
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076152
U.S. troops make amphibious assault on Makin Island, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific during World War II

U.S. Army troops from elements of the 27th Infantry Division, clamber down a rope net over the side of the Attack Cargo Ship, USS Alcyone (AKA-7) and board her landing craft for an amphibious assault on Makin Island, during World War 2 in the Pacific. Views of Higgins Boats (landing craft) underway, some from the USS Leonard Wood (APA-12). Explosions on the shore from Naval bombardment. View from inside a packed landing craft approaching the shore. Gunfire from U.S. Naval warships offshore. Various views of the landing craft underway. An aircraft flying close over the water in the background. A wounded person being hoisted aboard one of the transport ships. Heavy black smoke rising from Naval gunfire striking the shore. A line of landing craft. View from front of a landing craft about to hit the beach. U.S. troops wading ashore.

Date: 1943, November 20
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076185
Diving of the USS Nautilus submarine SS-168, off the Californian coast, during World War 2.

Maneuvers of the U.S. submarines off the coast of California. Large group of submarines underway. USS Nautilus (SS-168) underway. The crash diving of USS Nautilus. Point of view shot from conning tower as submarine dives, with water covering deck and front gun as it goes under water. Periscopes and conning towers of submarines underway. Conning tower of the submarine as it submerges. Mountains and coastline in the background. Aerial view of the submarines underway.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076200
A U.S. Air Force C-47D aircraft parked at Brookley Air Force Base in Alabama, United States.

A United States Air Force C-47D Skytrain aircraft parked at Brookley Air Force Base in Alabama, United States. Other airplanes parked in the background. A pilot in the cockpit of the airplane. Cars parked in front of a building in the background.

Date: 1956, June 6
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076278
A tank commander signaling to a driver and directing a tank in the United States.

A training film on United States Army M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks. A tank parked on a field. The tank commander directs the driving of the tank. He stands in front of the tank and gives signals to the driver. The driver starts the engine. The tank commander signals the driver to move forward. Trees in the background. The commander signals right or left to change the direction. He walks in the field. The tank moves. He stops the tank by giving a halt signal. He gives signals to move forward. The tank commander aboard the tank. He touches the left shoulder of the driver with his feet to indicate to the driver to move left. He taps repeatedly on the driver's back to indicate to stop. The clutch paddle is depressed by the driver and the tank is stopped. The parking brake located near the driver seat is pressed. The driver starting the engine.

Date: 1942
Duration: 4 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076284