Video by 1st Lt. Aaron Ritter | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 04.26.1945
Archived footage of the 33rd Division during World War II. Footage courtesy of the Illinois State Military Museum. 1. 33rd Division April 26, 1945 - Luzon, Philippine Islands 2. Armored Reconnaissance Patrol - April 27, 1945: 775th Tank Battalion with 2nd Battalion, 130th Regiment en route to Camp Hayes. 3. Mopping up Baguio, April 28, 1945. 4. 33d Division Band at 130th Infantry....
Courtesy Video | Communication Directorate | 03.01.1945
U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress and P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft parked at Motoyoma Airfield on Iwo Jima, Japan after U.S. Forces took control of the island during the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign of World War II. Filmed through the hole of a bombed out Japanese radio station. Exact date unknown. Aircraft damage seen. Mount Suribachi in background. Tents. B-29 nose art (Poison......
Courtesy Video | Communication Directorate | 02.23.1945
U.S. Marines raising American flag on Mount Suribachi, Japan during the Island Hopping Campaign of World War II. Shot by Marine photographer Bill Genaust, February 23, 1945. To the Shores of Iwo Jima. ID#:MN5124 / MN5124-T1-48_472609. BC#: 152382....
Courtesy Video | Communication Directorate | 02.19.1945
Color footage b-roll of the Marines' landing and assault on the island of Iwo Jima in February of 1945. Footage includes Marines in amphibious vehicles, explosions on Mount Suribachi, casualties, and the iconic flag raising on Mount Suribachi. NO AUDIO. Footage courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)....
Video by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vought | Communication Directorate | 01.01.1945
World War II captured Japanese officer is interrogated by a group of American military men (no sound). Date unknown 1945. The Best of World War II - AAFCFS 4534. ID#: DDDEE-08-0294 / DDDEE080294-T1-73_472609. BC#: 248879....
Video by Ken LaRock | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 04.18.1942
Footage of the Doolittle Raiders Mission and USS Hornet-No Audio On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result......
Courtesy Video | Naval History and Heritage Command | 12.07.1941
This footage of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was shot by CWO4 Clyde Daughtry. The original footage has since been lost, and the poor quality of this footage is due to the fact that it is a copy. Among the many valuable portions of this footage are shots of USS Nevada (BB-36) underway and firing back at Japanese aircraft, USS Oglala (CM-4) rolling over and sinking, and USS St. Louis......
