Aftermath of battle on Balikapapan, Borneo island in World War 2. Animated map shows bombing on Balikpapan. Aerial views of Balikpapan harbor. Coastline of Balikpapan. First Allied plane (A Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat aircraft) lands as it is greeted by Australians. Damaged airfield, Japanese guns including big guns, dual purpose guns, HOW and antiaircraft guns on airfield are examined by soldiers. Oil refinery on island.
OSS (Office of Strategic Services) activities in Burma during World War II. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain with agents aboard lands in India. Men load supplies onto C-47. OSS personnel board the C-47. C-47 taxis and takes off to go behind Japanese lines in Burma. C-47 in flight. Aerial views of Burmese mountain terrain. Clouds on mountain. Views of rocky terrain. Supplies are dropped from plane. Parachutists jump from the plane.
OSS (Office of Strategic Services) activities in Burma area during World War II. Captured Japanese prisoners are interrogated. A personnel bandages to a man. A man, tied with rope, is administered with injection. He is placed on litter. Litters are carried and transferred to aircraft. Natives climb hilly terrain up. Natives around huts.
During bombardment on Luzon, Philippines during Battle of Luzon, World War 2. U.S. Navy ships underway, supporting Lingayen Gulf landings. Ships at sea. Various views both close-up and distant of USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) burning and consumed in fire and smoke following hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Huge clouds of smoke rising from the aircraft carrier. Aircraft seen on flight deck. Support ships attempting to render aid and fight fires on the USS Ommaney Bay as it burns.
U.S. Navy Admiral Harry Ervin Yarnell is interviewed in Guam. Dramatization: U.S. Navy Admiral Harry Ervin Yarnell speaks. He talks about Japanese invasion in China when the war was on in Europe. He states that the war caused destruction, starvation, diseases and rendered many Chinese homeless. Media persons take notes during the interview.
Film begins showing closeup of a Japanese submarine surfacing in the Indian Ocean during World War 2. As it reaches the surface, crew members rush to the boat's 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun on deck. They uncover it, rotate it to starboard, and then load and fire it several times. Reflection of sunset on surface of the water. Crew members silhouetted against the sunset as they look through binoculars. View of bow wave on starboard as the submarine travels at high speed on the surface. Glimpse of crew members on the deck. View of bow wave on port as the boat is underway on surface.
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