The USS Tirante (SS-420) submarine attacks a Japanese Junk boat in semidarkness during World War II. The submarine fires surface gunfire at the Junk boat. Numerous rounds strike the vessel and set it afire. United States sailors aboard the submarine, load and fire 3'' guns.
Japanese light cruiser makes way in heavy seas of Aleutian waters during World War 2. Officer taking navigation readings with sextant. Stern deck covered with ice. Sailors in cold weather gear aloft. Another light cruiser seen astern, viewed from lower deck. Ice-covered bridge and superstructure of the ship. Crewman looks through binoculars. Iced deck, lifelines, and anchor chain. Sailor chops ice from lifelines. Front of a Mitsubishi F1M (Pete) float plane is seen on its catapult. The other light cruiser, very close astern. View from bridge of bow awash in heavy seas. Two of the Ship's single forward 5.5 inch guns seen.
Crew of Japanese Inperial Navy light cruiser work to remove heavy coats of ice from their ship while underway in Aleutian waters in Winter, during World War 2. A sailor tries to break ice from one of the ship's 5.5 inch guns. Sailors chop ice into chunks and throw it overboard. Ice clings to all the ships lines and rigging. View from bridge of foredeck. Ice covers one of the 5.5 inch guns. Sailors throwing ice overboard. View along ice-covered deck. One of the ship's guns pointing to starboard. Ice covering rigging. Closeup of sailors chopping ice. Ice-covered gun barrel. Canvas cover on one of the guns.Sailor trying to break ice from one of the ship's gun barrels.
Japanese planes attack USS Princeton and USS Langley in Pacific Theater. A burning light aircraft carrier (CVL). Smoke arises from Iowa class battleships. Explosion on USS Princeton. Splashes in water. (World War II period).
Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. Japanese civilians sit on ground. A child with bandages on head. U.S. Marine Corpsman bandages small child's head. Another marine bandages a child who has his leg in a splint, and a baby with a wound to the leg.
United States Marine Corps in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A United States Marine Corps interpreter talks to Japanese prisoner of war (POW). Marines search through the rubble with the help of an Okinawan. Smoke rises from behind the trees.
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