Victory At Sea - Conquest Of Micronesia - Episode 12

The ubiquitous aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy attack in the Central Pacific Ocean at the Gilbert and Marshall islands, destroying Japanese installations. But for all of these, there is a price to pay for victory.

[@jackwmith8445]

The sailor in the plane buried at sea was Aviation Machinist Mate (Gunner) 2nd Class Loyce Deen.

[@kaptainkaos1202]

At time 22:50 you see a hero. The aircraft has just crash landed, erupts in flames and the Sailor runs around the flames to help the aircrew. Unselfish devotion to duty right there. Most civilians run away from danger. A warrior runs to it.

[@robertmanocchia3046]

He did that because he knew that the other men were right behind him to cover him.

[@andrewwirth3228]

I'm really curious about that cat. Certainly there has to be documentation about the honors he received for that act of valor. Alas, I couldn't find anything in 5 minutes of searching.

[@isilder]

@@andrewwirth3228 10 seconds to type the words in .... "us navy man climbs onto burning plane".... see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burning_Grumman_F6F-3_Hellcat_of_VF-2_aboard_USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)_on_10_November_1943_(80-G-205473).jpg

[@isilder]

Its Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr.

[@isilder]

The line up of 20mm oerlekin autocannon on the gunwhale... At Guadacanal they learnt to put an oerelkin anywhere one would fit, and they wanted to start making room !!

[@alexanderhamilton8585]

"O, God, We pray thee, that the memory of our comrades, fallen in battle, be ever sacred in our hearts And that the sacrifice, which they have offered for our country’s cause, may be acceptable in thy sight. And my this Sailor, find repose, with the plane in which he gave his life, that we might live. Into thy hands, O lord, we commend the soul of thy servant departed, now called unto eternal rest And we commit his body, to the deep. "

[@billotto602]

I grew up watching these. Every one of the guys in these were & still are my boyhood heros. Now I'm in my 60's & it saddens me to know even the ones who survived this are gone now. Maybe it brings my own mortality more into focus. I hope I get to meet these guys in Heaven. God bless each & every one of them. 🫡 🇺🇸

[@ralphgar3690]

ALL THESE ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PAC TOO. MY DAD AND ALL UNCLES SERVED IN THE PACIFIC.MY DAD LOVED THESE VIDEOS OF VICTORY AT SEA .THEY WERE ALL PART OF THE GREAT GENERATION EVER. I AM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED IN US NAVY IN 1971.SADLY DAD WOULD REMEMBER THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE AMEN. GOD BLESS AMERICA

[@dkompres6889]

ralph gar you said it brother.

[@ralphgar3690]

@@dkompres6889 thank u D KOMPRES- GOD BLESS U AND FAMILY ALWAYS! TAKE CARE

[@dennisjones2124]

the greatest generation...props to the plane cameraman..wow

[@ralphgar3690]

WHAT A GREAT COLLECTION OF WWII FILMS EVER FILMED. IM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED THE US NAVY ,I WISH I COULD DO IT AGAIN AND I M SURE MANY NAVY VETS FEEL THAT WAY TOO!!! NOW AT 65 I HAVE GOOD MEMORIES OF MY SERVICE. GOD BLESS ALL ARMED FORCES OF THE USA!!!!

[@ronsnow2015]

that generation could do anything with very little. keep this kind of stuff coming.

[@hawthorneguy]

Awesome -- like all episodes in this best-ever documentary series.

[@johndates9827]

An absolutely wonderful blend of orchestration and film at the 10:00 mark. Must be why this series had such an impact on TV audiences of that time. It still amazes me today.

[@JoeInCT418]

Produced and Directed by THE BEST!

[@wapiti3750]

Duh, it almost sounds like the music was made to fit the film.

[@allenenaufahu5119]

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[@arthurbachmann4221]

US warriors watched Victory at Sea inorder to understand and comprehend what they accomplished. Classics.

[@markadams7597]

Wow! Thanks for posting. God Bless America!!

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Yep Winston Churchill said it best what kind of people do they think we are we would teach them a lesson that they are the world will never forget and he was correct in that statement

[@denniscurless904]

Used to watch it as a kid and couldn't get enough of it.

[@granskare]

I visited HMS Eagle (1951) at Istanbul in 1958, both of us are still in contact. British carriers have armored decks.

[@JoeInCT418]

"UNREP" - UNderway REPlenishment ... Adm Nimitz had a hand in its concept and design in the 1920's. And, oh, he was also a submariner during WW1 ... not bad for a kid from Texas.

[@chucks2018]

Essex class carrier - 32 mph. 24 built, none lost. One of our main carriers for years after WWII. From Wikopedia.

[@chucks2018]

From episode 12

[@JoeInCT418]

"Great Ships"

[@leecrt967]

Yes. But some got clobbered. The Franklin and the Bunker Hill, especially.

[@drewnc6196]

Navy Cooks are amazing

[@leecrt967]

I always cry at the end of this episode, when they bury the dead at sea.

[@johngriffith3644]

The Greatest Generation....

[@JoeInCT418]

Yes, indeed ... there will never be another like them ... +++ R.I.P. +++

[@ralphgar3690]

JOHN I TRULY AGREE THE GREATEST GENERATION EVER AND MY DAD AND ALL UNCLES WERE A PART OF IT WWII. GOD BLESS THEM ALL AMEN

[@stevenroland7472]

How about the guy at 22:50 who jumps on top of a burning plane to save the Pilot. Wow.

[@boblewin7099]

Yeah, God Bless him. What a brave, brave sailor. God bless all of my brother servicemen & women who have & do put their lives on the line. USMC 1966

[@cpcattin]

Incredible, the plane is on fire, it might slip over the side. A very brave and devoted sailor.

[@stevenroland7472]

Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok- War Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok- Sacrifice Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok- Victory 23:50

[@GypsyNomad912]

Our founding fathers and these great Men who fought our wars made us what we are .The greatest country in the world

[@BFDT-4]

In only 18 months, Pearl is sheltering an expanding fleet. What WE COULD DO back then. Now? phffft.

[@pressureworks]

BFDT since we don't have a Pearl Harbor or World War situation on hand, it obviously isn't necessary,

[@thomasschreiber1028]

We can always buy ships from China, it's good for the global economy.

[@pressureworks]

Thomas Schreiber I believe South Korea is/was a major Ship Builder.

[@brownj2]

Google who has the worlds largest standing Navy, and most aircraft carriers

[@ironmikezwoolf]

Imagine if your father had a voice like Leonard Graves,....And now,....mow the lawn.

[@sheavepin]

HAHAHAHAAA That is awesome.

[@JoeInCT418]

I'd mow the _od _amned roof if I heard him!

[@dkompres6889]

ironmikezwoolf mine did! Sir yes sir and Ma’am no Ma’am! Front and center! Rise and shine! He was a SBD pilot. I followed all orders!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@robertturner182]

@@dkompres6889 b

[@bw3240]

Is that Peter Graves brother or father? And lest we forget James.

[@pressureworks]

Please if possible, put all of these in your Victory at Sea Playlist, to make them easily accessible.

[@johndates9827]

Amazing photography by Navy cameramen. One had to have nerves of steel on that carrier targeted by one of those enemy dive bombers 19:17 Plane breaks up; catches fire and hits the water next to the carrier.

[@JoeInCT418]

I'd be changing my underwear ..!

[@paulpressler2866]

That Japanese plane could actually have been a kamikaze. I think the footage might be from a later Victory at Sea that was primarily about massive kamikaze attacks.

[@spikespa5208]

Was the film reversed at 8:03-8:06?

[@brownj2]

I get such a kick when they refer to a carrier as a floating city. Even when I served 40 years ago life aboard ship was basically hard labor 12 hours a day 7 days a week for as many as 9 months at a time and the entire crew were men. At times there was not a woman within a thousand miles. Some city.

[@philbyd]

A great bit of history

[@mtlongwalker8293]

The ability to run two ships that close in ththose seas is worth a hats off salute

[@ralphgar3690]

some of the greatest MEN OF WWII GOD BLESS THEM ALL! REMEMBER THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND HAVE REPORTED TO THE FINAL ROLL CALL ABOVE AMEN AND GOD BLESS THEM ALL.

[@benjaminrush4443]

Great Series.

[@skytrooper506]

Awesome thanks!

[@Og-Judy]

My dad was on the USS Edmonds DE 406. Was on several escort missions with CVE. He didn't talk about it much.

[@pressureworks]

4:53 ok mister we know we're going to face it big time, you don't need to keep going on about it sheeesh!!

[@granskare]

We visited the ARIZONA memorial, very striking. I saw the steam room, like a Finnish sauna?

[@adorable6385]

I have seen it on both sides of the world stopping money and power is liken to putting out a fire with peanut oil.

[@pressureworks]

19:41 Oi !! I'm hit, I'm on fire!, I'm going down!, I'm going to crash!! ......Would you knock it off already with them negative waves? Why can't you just dig how beautiful it is out here!!?? Why don't you say something hopefull and Righteous for a change??!! ......ok BANZAI!!!

[@stephenarling1667]

Cutting into any of this series with ads is so typical of Google and its ilk.

[@JoeInCT418]

I had to turn away at 25:30 ... too much to watch ...

[@ringo9040]

日本の兵隊よりアメリカの兵隊が頭が良さそうに見える…

[@petegeiger8871]

How dare can someone put a commercial at the last 3 minutes of such a moving doc. It is an absolute insult to the men who gave there lives for this country and to the viewers. I am outraged!!!!!

[@fathertime1331]

George Kalogridis and Bob Iger are the two most naturally cruel people currently living on Earth.

[@granskare]

so, you are still at this, you are a sorry creature.

[@michaellazzeri9439]

THE greatest generation, by far.---------Today's youth are weak, self-centered, fat & addicted to that damn phone & computer. Pathetic.

[@michaellazzeri9439]

My Father served on Guadalcanal ; he contracted dengue fever, & combat fatigue, spent 20 months in New Zealand recovering. He was awarded The Navy Cross & a Purple Heart. -------The Greatest Generation.