U.S. Army Air Force VII Fighter Command P-51s operating bomber escort missions from Iwo Jima, in World War II. Aerial views of Iwo Jima and airfield. A military cemetery. Several dump trucks working on ground improvements. View of Army camp. Long line of parked P-51s. Three officers looking at chart depicting B-29 mission paths from Marianas Islands to Japan and back. P-51 starting engines. Name on one aircraft is 'The Deacon'. Aircraft pulls out of parking area, second one follows. Formation of B-29s, including some from Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "V"). Views of interior of a B-29 with crew members at their duty stations. P-51 fighter escorts join up with the bombers. View of escorting fighters from inside B-29 looking through gunners bubble. Formation begins to encounter Japanese Flak. P-51s peel off and are seen maneuvering near the B-29s. Views of gunner rotating turret on a bomber.
U.S. soldiers approach a Japanese family group to ask directions, in Hachioji, Japan. One woman carries a baby on her back. The soldiers use their phrase book in an effort to make themselves understood. The woman and a young girl look at the book and attempt to understand and help the soldiers. As the soldiers leave, the woman bows politely. (World War II period).
Street scenes in Chichibu, Honshu, Japan. Scene of a Japanese temple.
United States Army 32nd Division troops standing and sitting around Sasebo railroad station in Japan. Soldiers talking to a Japanese boy. Two rickshaws come to a stop and soldiers getting out of it. (World War II period).
Tavenner at lectern giving final summation of the war crimes trial of Japanese defendants in Tokyo, Japan, after World War 2. Judges filing out of courtroom at end of the day. Defendants filing out of court. Spectators leaving court.
U.S. Naval officers on deck of U.S. submarine tied up with others at deck in Pacific. Conning tower with Japanese Flags painted on side. Sailors scraping hull of submarine. Sailors grouped about deck gun. One sailor holding dog mascot. Entire submarine complement at rail. Painting hull of submarine. Sailors cleaning deck gun.
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