United States 511th Parachute Infantry attacks hill 2380 in Philippines during World War 2. Soldiers ascend the hill. Narrator describes scenes shown. Camera pans to show a wounded Japanese soldier far in the distance. Camera holds on that position for some minutes. U.S. machine guns and mortar shells strike at the Japanese position on which the camera is trained.
United States B-17 and B-24 bombers loaded with bombs to be dropped over Japanese position in Aleutian Island during World War II. Planes take off and drop bombs over Japanese position and return after the air strike.
Japan invades Malaya. Japanese ships and planes. Japanese soldiers land at Malaya beach with supplies and move into the island under cover. Machine gunners fire and infantry charge. (World War II period).
Recognition of Japanese Zero fighter plane and differences between a Zero and United States P-40 plane. An enactment shows a pilot Ronald Reagan understand the differences and similarities between the United states P-40 and Japanese Zero plane. He mistakingly fires at a P-40 and later attacks and shoots down a Zero plane. (World War II period).
View of Japanese ship coming into harbor. Bow of Japanese ship shown and ship in channel. Other ships, freighter and boats can be seen in water.
Japanese Zeke fighter aircraft (Misubishi A6M Zero) strafes USS Sangamon (CVE-26) and bullets splash in water. Destroyer underway and flak bursts in air. USS Sangamon underway and Japanese plane burns in waters of the Leyte Gulf in background. Other vessels in Task Unit 77.4.1 ("Taffy 1") seen in the footage. Shortly before the Battle of Leyte Gulf. (World War II period).
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