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National
Archives and Records Administration
The
Fighting Lady: The Lady and the Sea
Department
of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval
Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947)
ARC
Identifier 12834 / Local Identifier 80-MC-5298.
This
film is a military documentary told from the point of view
of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady --
a pseudonym for the Yorktown. Scenes highlight the functions
and duties of The Fighting Lady and crew activities, and
maps illustrate the movement of the Pacific fleet and its
engagement with the Japanese in 1943 and 1944. Footage shows
the following: A-24 Dauntlesses, TBF Avengers, Hellcats
and other aircrafts as they flew out to the carrier, and
the August 30, 1943, strafing and bombing mission over Japanese
- held Marcus Island -- from preparation on the carrier
to debriefing. Later scenes cover 1944, when the U.S. forces
took Kwajalein Island, the Marshall Islands, Truk Islands,
and Caroline Islands through air assaults and troop landings.
Mitsubishi Zero-Sens (Zekes) engaged the U.S. Navy assault
force and the ship squadron returned to the Marshall Islands
for repairs, munitions, and rest and recreation. En route
to the battle area, the Fighting Lady encountered and downed
a Japanese reconnaissance plane. On the eve of battle, sailors
attended church services. Prior to the U.S. assault, the
Japanese attacked the U.S. squadron and U.S. planes took
off for the Marianas and the Guam Islands where they successfully
fought at the Tinian and Mariana Islands. The Japanese and
U.S. task forces then fought in the Philippine Sea, where
planes engaged in dogfights while ships performed evasive
maneuvers. Final scenes show U.S. casualties buried at sea.
