Activities aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Deck of USS Lexington (CV-16) shows U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bomber planes being towed. Crew members moving bombs on hand carts. Armorers pull bombs off the bomb elevator. Man wheels depth charge on small cart. Two men arm machine guns.The aircraft displays a miniature Japanese flag, painted beside the cockpit, to indicate an enemy kill. Men raise 500 lb. bomb into TBF. Men load depth charges into TBF. Man wheels 500 lb. bomb down the flight deck.
Tests of persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Chemical warfare tests shows U.S. troops firing 4.2 inch mortars and 105mm howitzers laying down a mustard gas barrage. Smoke rises from shell fire in the jungle. A technician examines a bombed area in the jungle. Vapor effects of persistent gas munitions are examined. Bodies of captured Japanese soldiers who were in the bombardment area are examined within three hours of the bombardment. U.S. troops without any protective clothing advance through the jungle area 48 hours after the bombardment. The troops fire mortars and howitzers.
Victims of atomic bomb attacks in Hiroshima during World War II. Japanese man with burn on body. A victims with a burn on hand that did not wear glove and no burn on other hand that did wear a glove. Medical doctor points out differences in severity of a burn on bare flesh and flesh protected by shirt.
Mount Sakurajima volcano erupts in Kyushu, Japan. The volcano as seen from the south coast road just outside Kagoshima city proper. Mount Sakurajima erupts in thick smoke. Japanese locals outside their houses. The volcano as seen across Kagoshima Bay. Volcanic clouds rise from the eruption.
Rail road workers in Hiroshima, Japan. Japanese workers have their morning exercises. An instructor and the workers do the exercises.
Buddhist temples in Kyoto, Japan. Three Buddhist priests walk towards an altar. Two priests carry a tray to the altar. A sacred Buddhist ceremony inside the temple at Kamo Shrine. Three priests walk along the courtyard of Kamo Shrine and walk out through the red painted gateway of the shrine. The main gateway to Kyoto. The main gate of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto shows school children going through the entrance. The main altar of Kiyomizu Temple shows Japanese people paying their respects. Pagoda in Kiyomizu Temple (1 Chome-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0862, Japan). Interior of the chapel at Saint Francis Hospital and School. Reverend Father Monfette at the altar performs the Catholic Mass. The Catholic priest having just ended the mass, turns to people, and gives the last blessing.
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