Unloading of equipment at Manila Harbor in the Philippines towards the end of World War II. Huge boxes lined up. Japanese characters on the boxes. A shell being lowered by a crane with a sign on it that reads ' USN '. A United States soldier on the deck of a ship as he looks on. A soldier aboard a ship in the foreground. A number of ships underway in the background. Soldiers tie a rope to wrecked equipment aboard a ship. The wrecked equipment is hoisted in a sling and is being lowered on a deck. A shell being lowered into water.
Storms hit the United States and Japan. Hurricane Helene hits Carolina and Virginia Cape as strong winds blow at 140 miles per hour. An uprooted tree. High waves occur at sea. Damaged buildings as a result of the hurricane. Damaged roof of a house. Aftermaths of Typhoon Ida in Japan. Water clogged streets. Damaged houses as a result of the typhoon. Japanese soldiers carry on rescue work.
The USS Gamble, destroyer/mine layer, DD-123, DM-15 being prepared for scuttling off of Guam, in final days of World War 2. Her severely damaged hulk is seen tied up to a pier. An inspection party examines her. View from camera on the Gamble as she is towed out of Apra Harbor, Guam. View of tugboat ahead, pulling her. View from another boat, of the Gamble with a tug at her port side. Six men are seen riding on her superstructure. Camouflage paint and numerals "15" are still visible on her hull. The tug at her side pulls away. Continued views from nearby boat as the Gamble is towed seaward for scuttling. (Note:The USS Gamble was struck by two Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima on 18 February, 1945. After finally being assessed as damaged beyond repair, she was decommissioned, on June 1, 1945, and scuttled on July 16, 1945.)
USS Gamble, destroyer / mine layer, DD-123/DM-15, being scuttled off Guam, after decommissioning, due to extreme damage from Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima. Witnessed by Admiral Chester Nimitz and staff.
The American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. A U.S. Army officer at a podium as he addresses soldiers. A large number of soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division seated as they listen to him before New Guinea landings. Another officer addresses the soldiers. The soldiers at a map as they are being briefed. The soldiers in combat gear as they prepare for the landings. A sign reads 'Headquarters of the Sixth Army entrance'. A man at a wireless receiver set as he wears headphones. A picture of a woman on the desk.
The American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. United States 6th Army troops assembled on a dock before the invasion of Los Negros in the South West Pacific. A convoy of United States ships underway in the Pacific Ocean. Soldiers aboard a ship as they clean weapons, sew and play a car game. African American soldier cleaning a rifle. A soldier shaves as another one eats his meal aboard a ship off the coast of Hollandia. Three African American soldiers sit together and view a letter that the middle soldier is reading. Two soldiers read as others write letters. An aircraft lands on the deck of the ship.
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