Aerial anti-submarine patrolling in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A fleet of United States Navy Martin PBM Mariner aircraft seen flying over water. Aerial views as seen from the PBM Mariner. The aircraft drop depth bombs into the sea to combat Japanese submarines. A convoy of ships underway at sea.
Bob Hope and members of his USO troupe ride on a PT boat during visit to entertain U.S. Navy personnel during World War 2. In opening scene, Bob Hope doffs his pith helmet as he strolls past the camera to climb aboard a PT boat (PT-331) of U.S. Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 21, where several naval officers greet him. Members of Hope's USO troupe, Patty Thomas, and Francis Langford, step from jeeps to board the PT boat. Next, the two are seen in the cockpit of the boat next to its captain, Lieutenant Kermit W. Montz, USNR, as the boat speeds along in the water. Among sailors occasionally glimpsed behind them is Radioman 1st Class bill Thielen. In change of scene, Bob Hope climbs out a hatch, holding onto his pith helmet to keep it from blowing off. The boat's number, 331 is clearly displayed on superstructure behind him. Various Navy sailors on deck. (Note: Squadron 21 received a Presidential Unit Citation for outstanding performance during the Huon Peninsula Campaign against Japanese forces from October 1943 to March 1944.)
Allied invasion of Palau Islands during World War II. Marines on a beach. A Marine strings a wire in the foreground at the beach. The Marines march towards the front. They rest on a beach. A 40 mm anti aircraft gun placed behind a sandbag mound. A Landing Vehicle Tracked in shallow waters after being knocked out in Japanese firing.
Animation depicts the role of Air Transport Command during World War II. A man brushes his teeth. A globe depicts Air Transport Command aircraft flying around the world. Animation depicts Chinese war effort against the Japanese and the amount earned by a Chinese soldier. U.S. Naval Fleet at the beginning of the war. U.S. Naval Fleet after a 14 fold increase in number of ships during the war.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A Japanese howitzer canon fires at a beach resulting in explosions. Landing Ship Tanks at the beach. U.S. Marines raise American flag on Mount Suribachi. (This is the event on which the Marine Corps Memorial, or Iwo Jima Memorial sculpture is based). A group of combat Marines pose and cheer after the flag raising.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Signal Corps men string communication lines on the island. United States Marine infantry men with carbines and a dog as they walk across a beach. Entrance to mountainous caves dug by the Japanese. The Marines on a hill.
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