The man pictured is my Father, Robert Prescott Hunter USMC. Born and raised just outside of Boston. He was 23 when this was filmed. He is shown at the 1:16 mark and is the gunner at the bottom right. He is then shown again at the 2:56 mark, both were filmed during actual combat. I was fortunate to watch the original film with him when I was younger. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday April 2021. I feel very fortunate to have this film and watch it often. Love you Dad.
@Benjamin Raymundo-Ramirez I can assure you this was my Father. I know many people make false claims and people are always skeptical. I watched this film with him many times and can assure it is him.
@@myinfoisgone3868 This 3 1/2 minute clip was spliced together footage taken over several days from a WW2 documentary. All gunners were trained on all guns. If you look closely it is the exact same gunner in both clips on different days. I realize people are very wary of claims but I watched the documentary with him many, many times. I do understand it is a very skeptical world out there, it is unfortunate for those that have true, proud stories to tell.
My dad's carrier, USS Chenango was in this battle. He was on deck when a Zero strafed the flight deck with machine guns which destroyed fuel lines and sent splinters of wood across the deck. He was not allowed to tell about the kamikaze attacks in his letters to home. "All is Well" His last days alive some 60 years later were spent telling of his service on that ship. r.i.p.
My father in law served in the Navy during WWII. Enlisted on 12/8/41 at 16 years of age, served as a torpedo man in the DE Navy, made 38 passages of the Panama Canal and saw Naval combat in both the Atlantic & Pacific. Never heard him talk of this battle but eventually he opened up to me about his experiences. The stories made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. We can never thank these people who served enough, but must always honor their sacrifice. Brownie you WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO!
Man, you ain't lying!! My grandfather and my great uncle were part of the Normandy Beach invasion. My great uncle, James, was killed on D-Day +3. Much respect.
The Alabama now sits in the bay of Mobile, AL, my hometown, and is open for visitors daily. I cannot tell you how many hours I spent, as a kid, exploring her decks, laughing and playing amid the ghosts of a bygone era. I am happy that you take pride in your dad's service and if you have never toured The Alabama I urge you to do so. Also, don't miss the fried shrimp and gumbo while your in Mobile!
*The ocean bed became a mass graveyard.* Both my grandfathers were decorated veterans of that war. They survived and came home... but they lost many friends. They still lived the rest of their lives being strong family providers and helpful in our community. Never wanted anything from anyone, that they didn't earn. I look back now... and i truly realize how hard that must've been... what they did and what they saw. I'm very proud of them. And EVERYONE who served in any form.
A few reasons why the Japanese believe they had an advantage. *Sea planes of the time needed a headwind to take off, which meant the Americans had to sail in the opposite direction for their planes to get airborne than turn around. *The Japanese planes had superior range and thus would be able to strike the Americans while staying out of American range. *The Japanese had islands under their control from which they could launch attacks, giving their aircraft carriers much needed assistance in launching and recovering planes. So how did they lose? First by this stage of the war Japan had lost its elite, veteran pilots. New pilots where trained as fast as possible to replace losses, making their overall effectiveness poor and limited. Second, while in the beginning of the war the Japanese Zero fighter gave the Americans a run for their money, by this time it had become obsolete and its weaknesses glaring. The Japanese failed to make improvements to their airplanes which meant the Americans caught up and surpassed the advantages the lighter more nimble Japanese planes had. Third, the American forces where now using what at the time was a top secret anti aircraft proximity fuze which made American gunners about 5 times more deadly compared to regular rounds. This meant that you did not necessarily need to hit your target, as long as the round flew close enough, it would detonate, sending shrapnel in all directions. Finally, while the beginning stages of the war was a costly one due to obsolete American tactics, old designs etc, by 1944 the American Navy was second to none. New planes, new ships, and tactics meant the American naval fleet was unmatched. This battle was a turning point, never again where the Japanese able to launch a major naval attack on American forces and where relegated to defensive measures, reacting to American moves in the Pacific.
Pretty much on point, been reading books about it as well. They wanted a limited war, but the Americans did not falter and fall in a state of despair after pearl harbour. Instead they wanted revenge and justice.
It’s humbling watching WW2 battle footage. I absolutely am enthralled by it for the right reasons. Pride in the Allies, remembering and never forgetting the bravest generation, one of honor and courage. My enteral gratitude and respect.
The Japanese zero became outmoded, their veteran pilots were dead and the replacements had little or no combat experience and little training. The results speak for themselves.
The zero was a rather good aircraft when it first debuted, but it quickly started becoming outclassed and allied engineers learned of it’s flaws, which helped them combat it later in the war.
Even if the veterans were flying, the zero was just a terrible aircraft. If you have a Japanese pilot a German, British, or American plane, they would be almost unstoppable.
@@bigbo1764 makes absolutely no sense at all the zero was an amazing plane it’s just that the Americans had enough resources to continue to change and modify their planes
The Zero tended to stall out in high G maneuvering. It also couldn't turn right in a dive. They discovered these things after finding and testing what became known as the Akutan Zero. The armor was another issue. P-38 pilots could hit one from the side and with the cannon in the nose literally cut a Zero in half.
I’m almost certain it’s caused by a large amount of smoke coming up through the funnel (funnel=smoke stack, chimney). I’ve seen it on another clip when a ship’s magazine got penetrated.
Considering you could get killed by stray friendly fire from some other ship, especially when an enemy plane flies between two ships. Wear the helmet, hope for the best.
Cindi, another commenter named John Hunter (who I'm guessing is your cousin) mentioned above that Robert Hunter was his dad. See if you can find the comment! I think it's pretty cool that multiple members of your family were reached by this video.
@@marcoAKAjoe color bleeding is just a namee for a type of effect that can happen to videos or photos. It basically effects the coloration to a certain extent
For the Imperial Japanese Navy, this engagement was a double disaster. The video talks about the high losses Japan incurred with aircraft, aviators. For the IJN this was a disaster because during the time of Midway in early-mid 1942, through the long campaign of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands of 1942-1943, they lost most of their veteran, elite aviators from the pre-war and early war years. It took Japan a year to recover and get enough trained naval aviators to fly off their Carriers again. But the issue was that the training, experience of the old pilots were gone as they were almost all dead. These inexperienced pilots were sent against fully trained American Carrier aviators as well as ample time flying in actual military campaigns. Of course the new Japanese pilots got shredded. And to make it all worse, during this battle, American Submarines found the Japanese fleet and attacked. Fleet Carriers Shokaku and Taiho were sunk by their torpedoes. Shokaku was a pre-war Carrier, her and Zuikaku were the last of the original 6 IJN Carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor. Taiho was brand new, had only commissioned few months before this battle. She was unique for the IJN because she was an armored Carrier. These 2 disasters combined in this one battle to completely break the back of what was left of the once powerful Carrier forces of the IJN. For the remainder of the war IJN Carriers had zero power. When Zuikaku, the last operational Fleet Carrier of Japan at the time (others were being finalized, the Unryu-class) was sent off in the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf towards the end of 1944, she was merely a decoy and had only a few planes assigned to her. When Unryu-class Carriers were completed, Japan had no more naval aviators left to put on them.
Timothy McCaskey it’s more legend than fact. We shouldn’t let truth get in the way of a good story though. It’s from the film Tora! Tora! Tora! Interesting that an American film would be sympathetic towards a great enemy.
America’s dominance over the Japanese empire wasn’t as obvious as it may have seemed to be looking back at it 70 years later. For a very long time, nobody was quite sure how the pacific theatre was going to turn out. Make no mistakes about it, the Americans were just as incompetent as the Japanese were, too.
Let's Go Forward i mean... it would’ve happened eventually.... too many people and not enough land... don’t get mad at history dawg cuz it either could’ve happened back then or a few decades later so chill
When I was in high school, we watched a documentary about the search for two particular naval vessels. One Japanese the other American. A couple of guests were aboard the research vessel... American and Japanese naval veterans from the sunk ships being sought. Too see these old men, who so vehemently hated each other in there youth, hug and put into the sea, wreaths for there fallen comrades, brought some tears to my eyes.
No other war in history compares to WW2. The massive scale, the sheer numbers, the firepower, the new technology, the dramatic battles, the lives lost, the evils and the heroics. But mostly the scale. Look at the size of that fleet! To quote Saving Private Ryan, “Quite a sight.”
My father, Frank Fitch Ltjg was on the LST26..he left when I was only one week old. Dad returned when I was four years old..we never could connect..too many years . He was a truly great man. As I grew, I watched him, he was always looking off in the sky..he was back on Leyte..it never left him..ever..USCG..
This was also the first large naval engagement that included the use of the proximity fuse. Its believed to have played a pivotal role. (If I'm remembering correctly)
The proximity fuse was such a top-secret device, the only place it was authorized for use was over water. Duds and other failures would sink beneath the waves, not to be found by the enemy. Late in the European theater, the fuse started to be used in Germany, but very sparingly. They would be authorized against certain targets but never over a city! They though that firing them over a wooded area could reduce the chance of duds being discovered. Turns out tree-tops made good radar-targets...the shells would burst in the trees and the shrapnel rained down on the troops. Can't hide from over-head fire in a fox-hole!
I know a guy at my VFW hall who was at the battle of Iwogema. At Walmart the greeter I worked with was on Normandy Beach and took 3 positions under heavy gun fire
I knew the Leo Zeola a Fighter pilot on the U.S. Gambier Bay. He is mentioned in the book. The Gambier bay was one of the U.S. flat decks that was sunk during the battle of Leyte Gulf off of the Philippines. I am so happy I got to know him when I was little before he died.
My grandfather was in the navy for WW2. His main ship was the USS Quick a destroyer later made a minesweeper. Later in the war he was transferred to a cruiser but before she set sail he got a bad case of pneumonia and had to be hospitalized. The ship was the USS Indianapolis. If you know you know.
And YOU know the rest of the story, My Dad in US Navy between WW2 and Korea, Sea going tug, he had finished his enlistment and got off in San Diego, USS Sarsi was sent to Korea and during that time she was in Typhoon Karen in 1952 and struck a floating mine and sank, that was the same year I was born. If Dad had stayed for another enlistment I might not be here.
It was the F6F Hellcat that made the difference in that Battle. The Japanese were used of Air Superiority of the Zero against the F4F Wildcat. But as soon as the F6F was introduced...it was a different ballgame
The thick flak was not only murderous for the Japanese But also for the Americans. In the battle of Guadalcanal, there is an account of a wildcat pilot Who had chased down three dive bombers into friendly flak and actually had a hole shot through his left wing
50% losses on land troops of ww2 were friendly fire read it in a research Maybe it was the first war though dont remember But still gives you an idea of war
My grand dads brother Clark Lyde was shot down in the Leyte Gulf. His mates said he didnt feel anything and never got out of the plane. My grandfather was always hurt and bothered by this fact. He said, "Clark wanted action, well, he got it..." I stare at their pictures when I place Home Sweet Home on the piano. No words can describe when the portraits start to move. God bless our armed forces.
@@TheGobblersGetback Thank you for your comment. I hope that feeling we are all getting is the same. I'm so honored when I think of the sacrifice, honor, courage, and fear. These men and their women's must of felt. Recently a black neighbor (95 yrs old)of my grandfather's complimented my grandfathers ways and my up keep on house he left me. He said, "We had our time, now is your time" That really made me take stock. I got my Chaplain License and PhD in Pastoral Care and Counseling. I help lots of clients per year. Forgive, grow and reinvent. Best of luck to you, Sir.
@@treylyde999 thanks man, I needed that. My Grandfather fought in the Pacific Theatre (Solomon Islands and New Guinea). He was deceased before I was born. Would've loved to know more about him and the war...😢😢😢
Interesting to note, 2 former presidents Kennedy and Bush that served in WW2 were briefly stranded in the Pacific ocean themselves. Bush was in a raft for I think 3 or 4 hours after his plane was hit and he bailed out.
My dad was there on the USS Cabot a cruiser converted into a small aircraft carrier. He suffered after the war with PSTD which was not identified as such at the time. I remember him waking up screaming at night saying he could smell the men burning on the deck. The Cabot was in almost all of the pacific wars major naval battles including this one although he would not talk about it and refused to watch way movies of any kind.
Yes, these young men saw the "horrors" of war. Imagine the pressure. Surrounded by death & destruction. It's no wonder they never wanted to talk about it. Having to "relive" thier trauma would be just "too" much to bear!
My father was in WW2, Pacific, on a carrier (USS Randolph, Essex Class) toward the end of the war. We used to joke at him that the Navy on a carrier was a pretty safe bet. About ten years ago I watched a John Wayne movie, maybe Sands Of Iwo Jima with my kids. They had heard my brothers and I joke about dad's naval experience. Whatever the movie, it had actual combat footage from a carrier in a night battle. Well...I have to take back all my jokes to my dad. Figuring the bullets I saw were only the tracers, it had to be pretty scary on that well protected carrier...that clearly was the main goal in the attack. He was always a great dad, good sense of humor.
Dead... dead... him too... got that one... dead... and i just sit on the toilet and watch. Wow hardest days of these mens lives and end of an easy day for me.
Because I buy and sell WWII military items I have talked to lots of WWII vets. In my experience most that fought the Germans didn’t have anything against them personally Very different story with those that fought in the South Pacific....most hated the Japanese and many still do! I had them give me grief for driving a Toyota The Japanese during the war commuted atrocities down to the soldier in the field level I once bought a Japanese Skull from the vet that brought it back from the war, was signed by his friends. I asked him what he thought about the Japanese He thought a minute and said they sort of looked human but after what he saw he didn’t think they were.
Deadhorse1 it’s easier to dehumanize people when they don’t look like you. The Germans committed horrific crimes all over Europe. Against soldiers and civilians.
One example in Europe US medics painted large Red Crosses inside a White circle on their helmets to identify them as medical corpsmen so they wouldn’t be shot and the Germans was very good about this. In the pacific this was quickly stopped because it had the exact opposite affect...the Japanese were targeting the medics
Deadhorse1 True, but thousands of wounded and captures Germans and Allied soldiers were also executed by soldiers on the other side. Medics were shot. More so in the Pacific than in Europe, but it happened everywhere. War is hell.
clacicle actually that is just old war propaganda. The germans were probably the most humane and honorable fighting side in the war. The worst atrocities were commited by the communists. It's too bad usa decided to ally themself with the communist red army and hinder Germany from freeing europe from the red terror. We could have had a very different world today.
Thousands of young man like me dieing because of some dreams of conquest of some generals taking decisions far away from the danger of war. Many died in wars for the interest of a few
Mahesh M we had to end the war. They started the war, we finished it. We gave japan several warnings. Did they respond?? Nope 💥🔥🔥. We told and warned them to surrender. No response.💥🔥🔥. Then they surrender.
@@nikitakazovski9619 well at least the Americans fielded several million men in Europe to boost the Bolsheviks unlike "wouldve" scenarios by the bolsheviks
Dave Klonpenberg The Soviets didn’t attack Manchuria until after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. True, the Japanese were facing an invasion from the Soviets from the north, but it was after the second bomb was dropped that they surrendered to the U.S. After seeing what those bombs did they didn’t want to be annihilated. If they hadn’t surrendered when they did they wouldn’t have had the chance to fight the Soviets because we would have dropped more bombs and destroyed them.
America and japan both had the same agenda, they both wanted a foothold in my country due to its strategic position 🤷🏽♂️ i can almost believe liberating my countrymen was only 2nd or third of their priority. But, I cannot say I am not thankful for that, especially to the ones that risked/lost their lives, the ones that literally fought for the Philippines, they are all heroes to us.
@@colossus1459 Filipinos were too nice for feeding American prisoners. That why Japanese made them pay with deathmarch. Same with Dutch feeding Germans. Too peaceful. Just a giant mess.
Thank you to everyone who served in WW2 to save the world from tyranny, We will continue on your work & sacrifice to protect America and our constitutional rights from those who would wish to destroy it.
Seeing the amount of firepower these ships had especially against the Kamikaze just how much ammunition did the battleships carry and did they reload their own ammunition
I like it the most when ground fighters are Marines chewing gum or Army guys - good old AMERICAN habit! This is a very good VIDEO 😍 😎 on AMERICAN ships fighting back! Amazing footage! Japanese were good fighers but their planes and tanks were tin cans compared to AMERICAN steel!
The man pictured is my Father, Robert Prescott Hunter USMC. Born and raised just outside of Boston. He was 23 when this was filmed. He is shown at the 1:16 mark and is the gunner at the bottom right. He is then shown again at the 2:56 mark, both were filmed during actual combat. I was fortunate to watch the original film with him when I was younger. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday April 2021. I feel very fortunate to have this film and watch it often. Love you Dad.
Weird how in one shot he’s on a much more different gun than the other
Everyone on TH-cam is related to someone in the war
Love you dad too!
@Benjamin Raymundo-Ramirez I can assure you this was my Father. I know many people make false claims and people are always skeptical. I watched this film with him many times and can assure it is him.
@@myinfoisgone3868 This 3 1/2 minute clip was spliced together footage taken over several days from a WW2 documentary. All gunners were trained on all guns. If you look closely it is the exact same gunner in both clips on different days. I realize people are very wary of claims but I watched the documentary with him many, many times. I do understand it is a very skeptical world out there, it is unfortunate for those that have true, proud stories to tell.
My dad's carrier, USS Chenango was in this battle. He was on deck when a Zero strafed the flight deck with machine guns which destroyed fuel lines and sent splinters of wood across the deck. He was not allowed to tell about the kamikaze attacks in his letters to home. "All is Well" His last days alive some 60 years later were spent telling of his service on that ship. r.i.p.
USB Chenego was shit
@@brendanstaff269 lol "USB"
@@brendanstaff269 USB-Type C 😂
my father was in Europe and he could never stop talking about the war
Why couldn't he talk about the kamikaze in letters sent home ?
They didn't want America to know how radical the Japanese were ?
My father in law served in the Navy during WWII. Enlisted on 12/8/41 at 16 years of age, served as a torpedo man in the DE Navy, made 38 passages of the Panama Canal and saw Naval combat in both the Atlantic & Pacific. Never heard him talk of this battle but eventually he opened up to me about his experiences. The stories made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. We can never thank these people who served enough, but must always honor their sacrifice. Brownie you WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO!
Much respect for the generation that fought this war, 🇺🇸
Amen
All the technology of today just makes it that much more gruesome, if this were to happen today.
Man, you ain't lying!! My grandfather and my great uncle were part of the Normandy Beach invasion. My great uncle, James, was killed on D-Day +3. Much respect.
Almost skipped it
The feeling of having an enemy on your tail, getting hit, knowing you are going down, knowing this is the end of your life.
This looked terrifying to be part of. The amount of ships and planes and bullets going all over the place. Mad chaos.
Yes, and the amount of people around today that still believe war is full of Glory.
Oh Boy! I'm watching your gameplay before, when r.o.s was popular.
absolutely, ever played COD....i get scared in COD, imagine real life.
Tbh I find it awesome
@@obeyobay9146 Then join up and go to war, and see what you think then.
My Dad was in BB 60 U.S.S. Alabama
All of Our Dads Will Always Be
Heroes!!
Miss You Dad 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
John-Paul Nagel wrong flag mate 🇺🇸
World Wide Productions I used this one On Purpose
Bicentennial 76
John-Paul Nagel oh gotcha, cool!
Your dad fought for Liberia?
The Alabama now sits in the bay of Mobile, AL, my hometown, and is open for visitors daily. I cannot tell you how many hours I spent, as a kid, exploring her decks, laughing and playing amid the ghosts of a bygone era. I am happy that you take pride in your dad's service and if you have never toured The Alabama I urge you to do so. Also, don't miss the fried shrimp and gumbo while your in Mobile!
that good looking gunner firing away while chewing gum is the most iconic image of the American fighting men.
M M - NO soy boys there, eh ⁉️😂😂🎯🍺🍺
Chewing gum like a little kid
@@barthill9578 i guess by that time American superiority in everything was pretty evident .
What superiority? As far as the little kid remark North Americans are still immature.
bart hill air, sea , armor and literally everything else the Japanese don’t have
Thanks from Philippines 🇵🇭 to America 🇺🇸
*The ocean bed became a mass graveyard.*
Both my grandfathers were decorated veterans of that war.
They survived and came home... but they lost many friends.
They still lived the rest of their lives being strong family providers and helpful in our community.
Never wanted anything from anyone, that they didn't earn.
I look back now... and i truly realize how hard that must've been... what they did and what they saw. I'm very proud of them. And EVERYONE who served in any form.
A few reasons why the Japanese believe they had an advantage.
*Sea planes of the time needed a headwind to take off, which meant the Americans had to sail in the opposite direction for their planes to get airborne than turn around.
*The Japanese planes had superior range and thus would be able to strike the Americans while staying out of American range.
*The Japanese had islands under their control from which they could launch attacks, giving their aircraft carriers much needed assistance in launching and recovering planes.
So how did they lose?
First by this stage of the war Japan had lost its elite, veteran pilots. New pilots where trained as fast as possible to replace losses, making their overall effectiveness poor and limited.
Second, while in the beginning of the war the Japanese Zero fighter gave the Americans a run for their money, by this time it had become obsolete and its weaknesses glaring. The Japanese failed to make improvements to their airplanes which meant the Americans caught up and surpassed the advantages the lighter more nimble Japanese planes had. Third, the American forces where now using what at the time was a top secret anti aircraft proximity fuze which made American gunners about 5 times more deadly compared to regular rounds. This meant that you did not necessarily need to hit your target, as long as the round flew close enough, it would detonate, sending shrapnel in all directions. Finally, while the beginning stages of the war was a costly one due to obsolete American tactics, old designs etc, by 1944 the American Navy was second to none. New planes, new ships, and tactics meant the American naval fleet was unmatched. This battle was a turning point, never again where the Japanese able to launch a major naval attack on American forces and where relegated to defensive measures, reacting to American moves in the Pacific.
Pretty much on point, been reading books about it as well.
They wanted a limited war, but the Americans did not falter and fall in a state of despair after pearl harbour. Instead they wanted revenge and justice.
Thank you brother for the your info
Well the Japanese pretty much lost naval superiority after having more than half of their carrier task force wiped out at Midway.
@@MyAngelReimu Yamamoto predicted a six-month “run” for Japan after Pearl Harbor. Midway was, in fact, six months after Pearl Harbor.
The Hellcat was heavily armored. It was basically a flying tank
It’s humbling watching WW2 battle footage. I absolutely am enthralled by it for the right reasons. Pride in the Allies, remembering and never forgetting the bravest generation, one of honor and courage. My enteral gratitude and respect.
Always touches a chord to see ww2 footage. Lost both grandpas in that war. One in pearl, one at battle of the bulge. 🇺🇸🏅🏅
The Japanese zero became outmoded, their veteran pilots were dead and the replacements had little or no combat experience and little training. The results speak for themselves.
True, the battle of midway cost them a lot of experienced pilots
The zero was a rather good aircraft when it first debuted, but it quickly started becoming outclassed and allied engineers learned of it’s flaws, which helped them combat it later in the war.
Even if the veterans were flying, the zero was just a terrible aircraft. If you have a Japanese pilot a German, British, or American plane, they would be almost unstoppable.
@@bigbo1764 makes absolutely no sense at all the zero was an amazing plane it’s just that the Americans had enough resources to continue to change and modify their planes
The Zero tended to stall out in high G maneuvering. It also couldn't turn right in a dive. They discovered these things after finding and testing what became known as the Akutan Zero. The armor was another issue. P-38 pilots could hit one from the side and with the cannon in the nose literally cut a Zero in half.
Never seen a smoke ring like that from an explosion...looked perfect
Iain Botham yeah man they faked an explosion in world war 2 for show
God's angels speeding their souls to heaven...
I’m almost certain it’s caused by a large amount of smoke coming up through the funnel (funnel=smoke stack, chimney). I’ve seen it on another clip when a ship’s magazine got penetrated.
Maybe out of funnel?
it won that year in the single pump category of the world s-ring competition.
Chumming gum was part of the process to keep your ears "popped" and prevent strobing which caused nausea I've heard.
Very good
You are correct sir
Not sure if it was also applied for this reason at the time. But chewing gum also helps you focus and concentrate.
So many intelligent young men, lost. What a brutal war.
Brutal and necessary
pyropulse I think he meant potential, something like soldiers who could’ve been an artist, singer, writing, doctor, etc. you know
@pyropulse bet they had more courage and bravery than you will ever have
Actually the really intelligent men were prevented from being sent to the Frontlines.
Capt Termite boomer
The men fighting in this battle had courage that was off the charts. Eternal thanks for their sacrifices and heroism.
Considering you could get killed by stray friendly fire from some other ship, especially when an enemy plane flies between two ships. Wear the helmet, hope for the best.
As a Navy veteran that served on the USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 I endorse this. Great video.
I did too. V2 Div Arresting Gear, only it was CVAN65 then. Thank You for your service and welcome home.
That was my Uncle Bob Hunter and he was a gum chewer from way back !! I loved him and had many happy memories of him !!
Cindi, another commenter named John Hunter (who I'm guessing is your cousin) mentioned above that Robert Hunter was his dad.
See if you can find the comment! I think it's pretty cool that multiple members of your family were reached by this video.
Forget Superman, those pilots were men of steel.
Men of aluminum.
forget Superman? done. actually that was done years ago.
There's a bit of colour bleeding, but it's amazing footage!
01DOGG01+ What’s that?
@@theopenmindedtruthseeker9747 exactly.
@@marcoAKAjoe color bleeding is just a namee for a type of effect that can happen to videos or photos. It basically effects the coloration to a certain extent
color *
@@theopenmindedtruthseeker9747 When the colours go over the edges. They tend to blend.
2:56 just chewing gum while shooting weebs out of the sky
I wonder if it was tobacco
I wonder if it's buritto
Maybe sushi?
@@joemunoz1476 i tought u said tobasco XD
@@simmo2745 I see what you did there....lol..
The courage and sacrifice of our pilots was amazing, most were just young men barely out of high school. 🇺🇸❤️
For the Imperial Japanese Navy, this engagement was a double disaster.
The video talks about the high losses Japan incurred with aircraft, aviators. For the IJN this was a disaster because during the time of Midway in early-mid 1942, through the long campaign of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands of 1942-1943, they lost most of their veteran, elite aviators from the pre-war and early war years. It took Japan a year to recover and get enough trained naval aviators to fly off their Carriers again. But the issue was that the training, experience of the old pilots were gone as they were almost all dead. These inexperienced pilots were sent against fully trained American Carrier aviators as well as ample time flying in actual military campaigns. Of course the new Japanese pilots got shredded.
And to make it all worse, during this battle, American Submarines found the Japanese fleet and attacked. Fleet Carriers Shokaku and Taiho were sunk by their torpedoes. Shokaku was a pre-war Carrier, her and Zuikaku were the last of the original 6 IJN Carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor. Taiho was brand new, had only commissioned few months before this battle. She was unique for the IJN because she was an armored Carrier.
These 2 disasters combined in this one battle to completely break the back of what was left of the once powerful Carrier forces of the IJN. For the remainder of the war IJN Carriers had zero power. When Zuikaku, the last operational Fleet Carrier of Japan at the time (others were being finalized, the Unryu-class) was sent off in the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf towards the end of 1944, she was merely a decoy and had only a few planes assigned to her. When Unryu-class Carriers were completed, Japan had no more naval aviators left to put on them.
This.. 👌
It lasted 3 days.
that's a lot of lead in the air! dad was in the south pacific from 42 to 45. he'd be 99 today - garnered the bronze star.
"The Japanese have found them!" Yeah, the mouse has found the cat.
They have us surrounded, those poor bastards
Lol
They woke up the sleeping giant
Timothy McCaskey it’s more legend than fact. We shouldn’t let truth get in the way of a good story though. It’s from the film Tora! Tora! Tora! Interesting that an American film would be sympathetic towards a great enemy.
America’s dominance over the Japanese empire wasn’t as obvious as it may have seemed to be looking back at it 70 years later.
For a very long time, nobody was quite sure how the pacific theatre was going to turn out.
Make no mistakes about it, the Americans were just as incompetent as the Japanese were, too.
Sharks ate rather well during WW2.
Yes they did
Some say human flesh tastes bad
@Jebus foxe How about japanese meat?
@Jack the Gestapo yeah a bunch of ryno sharks ate those sailors...... or was it different kind 🤔
endless sushi buffet
The greatest generation
Nothing great about wars dude
@@alexvaas9549Their bravery is what them make great dude
Much respect from Australia to the USA forces who stopped the Japanese from invading us.
But you invading and stolen australia from aborigin, what a hypocrite !!
Let's Go Forward i mean... it would’ve happened eventually.... too many people and not enough land... don’t get mad at history dawg cuz it either could’ve happened back then or a few decades later so chill
@@letsgoforward3220 lol in that case America is also stolen land you septic Tank!
Let's Go Forward aborigines stole the land from megalania so your point?
Let's Go Forward in all reality Kenya is the only place people should be in but that’s if you take anprim to it’s fullest extreme.
U.S.A. 1942-1945 WWII:
“We got this”
U.S.A. 2020 Covid 19:
“Let’s riot”
Never a truer word.
No comparison here, move along. One is a war, the other an insurrection led by a constitutional traitor.
There has been a lot of soy consumed in those 80+ intervening years.
Oh it's just the start, can't wait until Conflict between China and USA starts.
Maybe the newer generations dont just blindly follow their governments every word?
When I was in high school, we watched a documentary about the search for two particular naval vessels. One Japanese the other American.
A couple of guests were aboard the research vessel... American and Japanese naval veterans from the sunk ships being sought.
Too see these old men, who so vehemently hated each other in there youth, hug and put into the sea, wreaths for there fallen comrades, brought some tears to my eyes.
What's the title of that documentary pls?
Look up "ye old pub" the b17 and the fw190...
My father was a navy pilot in this conflict he’s passed now
Salute .
Salute!
Salute
I don't really care tbh
@@NewtonRBEP keep playing rainbow 6 while real men and women of the armed services protect you and your family.
Priceless!
Much respect! Thank you for your service!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
No other war in history compares to WW2. The massive scale, the sheer numbers, the firepower, the new technology, the dramatic battles, the lives lost, the evils and the heroics. But mostly the scale. Look at the size of that fleet! To quote Saving Private Ryan, “Quite a sight.”
Put the previous "War to end all wars" to shame in almost all respects. (Terrifying to consider what the next one will be like.)
Just watched "The Pacific"
Amazing series
Very well done
Enduring friendship 🇺🇸🇵🇭
My father was on Guadalcanal and Bougainville USMC.
My father, Frank Fitch Ltjg was on the LST26..he left when I was only one week old. Dad returned when I was four years old..we never could connect..too many years . He was a truly great man. As I grew, I watched him, he was always looking off in the sky..he was back on Leyte..it never left him..ever..USCG..
This was also the first large naval engagement that included the use of the proximity fuse. Its believed to have played a pivotal role. (If I'm remembering correctly)
What blows me away is that we were able to incorporate a small radar into the top of a 5 inch shell with out transistors only fragile tube technology
The proximity fuse was such a top-secret device, the only place it was authorized for use was over water.
Duds and other failures would sink beneath the waves, not to be found by the enemy.
Late in the European theater, the fuse started to be used in Germany, but very sparingly. They would be authorized against certain targets but never over a city!
They though that firing them over a wooded area could reduce the chance of duds being discovered.
Turns out tree-tops made good radar-targets...the shells would burst in the trees and the shrapnel rained down on the troops. Can't hide from over-head fire in a fox-hole!
And now I play PS4 on my Sony television and sing along to turning Japanese in the car, funny how life changes.
The Greatest Generation, everyone lived that era.
Exept those who were bombed
they did what?
I know a guy at my VFW hall who was at the battle of Iwogema. At Walmart the greeter I worked with was on Normandy Beach and took 3 positions under heavy gun fire
Jeffrey Schneider it’s spelled iwojima I am a marine - iwojima warrior
Matt Zeimys it's hard to spell
Worlds toughest Walmart greeter 👍
@@mattzeimys945 No, it is spelled Iwo Jima.
@@mattzeimys945 Iwo Jima. But the spelling is not important.
Nice footage. i simply love the design of the Corsairs. Greetings from Germany
I knew the Leo Zeola a Fighter pilot on the U.S. Gambier Bay. He is mentioned in the book. The Gambier bay was one of the U.S. flat decks that was sunk during the battle of Leyte Gulf off of the Philippines. I am so happy I got to know him when I was little before he died.
My grandfather was in the navy for WW2. His main ship was the USS Quick a destroyer later made a minesweeper. Later in the war he was transferred to a cruiser but before she set sail he got a bad case of pneumonia and had to be hospitalized. The ship was the USS Indianapolis. If you know you know.
And YOU know the rest of the story, My Dad in US Navy between WW2 and Korea, Sea going tug, he had finished his enlistment and got off in San Diego, USS Sarsi was sent to Korea and during that time she was in Typhoon Karen in 1952 and struck a floating mine and sank, that was the same year I was born. If Dad had stayed for another enlistment I might not be here.
It was the F6F Hellcat that made the difference in that Battle. The Japanese were used of Air Superiority of the Zero against the F4F Wildcat. But as soon as the F6F was introduced...it was a different ballgame
I wonder how often friendly fire occurred in all that chaos
The thick flak was not only murderous for the Japanese But also for the Americans. In the battle of Guadalcanal, there is an account of a wildcat pilot Who had chased down three dive bombers into friendly flak and actually had a hole shot through his left wing
Ryan Patton YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING
A lot.
50% losses on land troops of ww2 were friendly fire read it in a research
Maybe it was the first war though dont remember
But still gives you an idea of war
They tried to space the ships enough to minimize friendly fire but it happened in all the mayham......
I find it so incredible how well filmed this war was compared to everyone before and after
That smoke ring... How did it happen?
I think open tube explosion.
someone vaped
Wondered the same. Had to be a quick death at least
carefully
Someone must have smoked weed
I wish there were film crews that captured this war on tape from beginning to end. The most important and most interesting topic in history!
Hats off to the soldiers that have fought for the future generations..and brought peace
My grand dads brother Clark Lyde was shot down in the Leyte Gulf. His mates said he didnt feel anything and never got out of the plane. My grandfather was always hurt and bothered by this fact. He said, "Clark wanted action, well, he got it..." I stare at their pictures when I place Home Sweet Home on the piano. No words can describe when the portraits start to move. God bless our armed forces.
That's deep. My condolences.
@@TheGobblersGetback Thank you for your comment. I hope that feeling we are all getting is the same. I'm so honored when I think of the sacrifice, honor, courage, and fear. These men and their women's must of felt. Recently a black neighbor (95 yrs old)of my grandfather's complimented my grandfathers ways and my up keep on house he left me. He said, "We had our time, now is your time" That really made me take stock. I got my Chaplain License and PhD in Pastoral Care and Counseling. I help lots of clients per year. Forgive, grow and reinvent. Best of luck to you, Sir.
@@treylyde999 thanks man, I needed that. My Grandfather fought in the Pacific Theatre (Solomon Islands and New Guinea). He was deceased before I was born. Would've loved to know more about him and the war...😢😢😢
The alarm sound played at 0:25 is incorrect....
... that is a civil airraid alarm and was never used on USN ships....
That's not a shipboard siren. It's a "siren of Jericho" that most dive bombers of the era carried.
Most dive bombers of that era carried?
Only the german Ju87 Stuka had sirens
@@104thDIVTimberwolf u just wrong
Yep. After listening again, I agree. I was wrong.
@@104thDIVTimberwolf But i understand if you get confused, because they ad siren sounds to clips of crashing planes to make them more dramatic
This footage is better than any movie or series. I feel it.
Balls of steel! God bless all these brave men!
Thanks! Watching from the Philippines.
When men were men and honor meant somthing!
You know men are still men right?
Shame that the American race don't feel the same nowadays.
Priv h you know we still do right? We have evolved to favor different characteristics...
What honor?
@@GiDD504 Few and Far between.
What a awesome sight u.s naval power in the Pacific
I can’t imagine fighting for your life in the middle of the ocean. If you lose there’s no walking away even if you survive.
Interesting to note, 2 former presidents Kennedy and Bush that served in WW2 were briefly stranded in the Pacific ocean themselves. Bush was in a raft for I think 3 or 4 hours after his plane was hit and he bailed out.
@@FuShengAlex bush was lucky as he was able to be rescued by a submarine
Ah yeah, those mariners whose ships were sunk experienced shark attacks in the Leyte gulf
These guys were brave heroes! Thank you for your service!!🇺🇸
Rest in peace to all soldiers who lost their lives🇯🇵
My grandpa discuss about these stories during past times...may his soul rest in peace.
My dad was there on the USS Cabot a cruiser converted into a small aircraft carrier. He suffered after the war with PSTD which was not identified as such at the time. I remember him waking up screaming at night saying he could smell the men burning on the deck. The Cabot was in almost all of the pacific wars major naval battles including this one although he would not talk about it and refused to watch way movies of any kind.
Yes, these young men saw the "horrors" of war. Imagine the pressure. Surrounded by death & destruction. It's no wonder they never wanted to talk about it. Having to "relive" thier trauma would be just "too" much to bear!
Wow..stunning detail isnt just clickbait for once! This looks as if it were part of a directed movie..
these guys had the BALLS OF IRON..--doublemint
These actual footage videos are awesome
And not a single political leader died for their own battle this day.
on this particular day sure.
Tojo would be executed after the war. Not sure who else got hanged.
so edgy
The absolute weirdest, yet awesome naval Battle of all time. All love and respect to the fallen of both sides.
Ty Americans for protecting my Country during WW2
which one?
Which country?
All of them.
1234 Have you ever watched a WAr mOViE? Because then you will know how great the American soldiers were
@@harrycooper8065 Have you seen anything in your young life besides Hollywood garbage that gets worse every decade?
My father was in WW2, Pacific, on a carrier (USS Randolph, Essex Class) toward the end of the war. We used to joke at him that the Navy on a carrier was a pretty safe bet.
About ten years ago I watched a John Wayne movie, maybe Sands Of Iwo Jima with my kids. They had heard my brothers and I joke about dad's naval experience.
Whatever the movie, it had actual combat footage from a carrier in a night battle.
Well...I have to take back all my jokes to my dad. Figuring the bullets I saw were only the tracers, it had to be pretty scary on that well protected carrier...that clearly was the main goal in the attack.
He was always a great dad, good sense of humor.
Imagine being in the middle of all that just recording footage
14 carriers and almost a thousand planes combined from both sides were involved in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Dead... dead... him too... got that one... dead... and i just sit on the toilet and watch. Wow hardest days of these mens lives and end of an easy day for me.
Greatest cameraman in history. He's flying all over the place.
Because I buy and sell WWII military items I have talked to lots of WWII vets.
In my experience most that fought the Germans didn’t have anything against them personally
Very different story with those that fought in the South Pacific....most hated the Japanese and many still do!
I had them give me grief for driving a Toyota
The Japanese during the war commuted atrocities down to the soldier in the field level
I once bought a Japanese Skull from the vet that brought it back from the war, was signed by his friends. I asked him what he thought about the Japanese
He thought a minute and said they sort of looked human but after what he saw he didn’t think they were.
Deadhorse1 it’s easier to dehumanize people when they don’t look like you. The Germans committed horrific crimes all over Europe. Against soldiers and civilians.
One example in Europe US medics painted large Red Crosses inside a White circle on their helmets to identify them as medical corpsmen so they wouldn’t be shot and the Germans was very good about this.
In the pacific this was quickly stopped because it had the exact opposite affect...the Japanese were targeting the medics
Deadhorse1 True, but thousands of wounded and captures Germans and Allied soldiers were also executed by soldiers on the other side. Medics were shot. More so in the Pacific than in Europe, but it happened everywhere. War is hell.
clacicle actually that is just old war propaganda. The germans were probably the most humane and honorable fighting side in the war. The worst atrocities were commited by the communists. It's too bad usa decided to ally themself with the communist red army and hinder Germany from freeing europe from the red terror. We could have had a very different world today.
abvmoose87 Did you just crawl out of Hitler’s bunker?
Blessings from Holland 🇳🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
*Fascinating footage!*
Incredible footage. Thank you!
There will never be a generation again in history that will experience what these men went through.
True heroes, every single one of them
Same to every generation
What a wonderful video and words... thanks so much for share this my friend...
Hello I'm from Philippines. Thnx USA for helping us to defend our country during Japanese invasion.
Thanks 🇵🇭 ❤ 🇺🇸
This is the battle where the one that spotted the other first did not confer any advantage
Only the British had better radar than the Americans. Allies could see anyone coming for miles.
@@kairopalmer5109 But America had a better atomic bomb than Britain.....or anyone.
This was crazy. Nothing but respect to the brave pilots of then and now.
Thousands of young man like me dieing because of some dreams of conquest of some generals taking decisions far away from the danger of war. Many died in wars for the interest of a few
It amazes me what is considered stunning detail
He'll ya I love my country
He shall ya I love my country
He will ya I love my country
the disturbing thing is that inside those planes are actual human being like us.
Ghazie Arsalan as also on the ground in Hiroshima Nagasaki
It's more like zombies than humans imho. The japanese military command knew how to brainwash their troops
Mahesh M we had to end the war. They started the war, we finished it. We gave japan several warnings. Did they respond?? Nope 💥🔥🔥. We told and warned them to surrender. No response.💥🔥🔥. Then they surrender.
@@bondys-video-kucing Nah bro humans doesn’t matter what way you put it they had families lives and homes like the rest of us
I had to watch it several times, but at 1:09, did they get off eight 5-inch shells in slightly less than two seconds?
Was the first war that had cameras everywhere. All fighters had cameras that filmed the guns firing to count all the aircraft shot down.
This is one of many examples of why we should respect and help our vets. Look how terrifying this is.
The battle theater the United States won without any help from russia.
The japanese surrendered in part because they feared that the USSR would invade them after germany had surrendered.
@@nikitakazovski9619 well at least the Americans fielded several million men in Europe to boost the Bolsheviks unlike "wouldve" scenarios by the bolsheviks
nikita kazovski Maybe, but more likely because they didn’t want any more atom bombs dropped on them.
lol The USSR won the European front with OUR help.
Dave Klonpenberg The Soviets didn’t attack Manchuria until after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. True, the Japanese were facing an invasion from the Soviets from the north, but it was after the second bomb was dropped that they surrendered to the U.S. After seeing what those bombs did they didn’t want to be annihilated. If they hadn’t surrendered when they did they wouldn’t have had the chance to fight the Soviets because we would have dropped more bombs and destroyed them.
Selfless heroes giving all. Respect 🇦🇺
Meanwhile in the Philippines:
"We CaN hAnDlE iT wIthOuT tHe HeLp oF AmErIcANs"
America and japan both had the same agenda, they both wanted a foothold in my country due to its strategic position 🤷🏽♂️ i can almost believe liberating my countrymen was only 2nd or third of their priority.
But, I cannot say I am not thankful for that, especially to the ones that risked/lost their lives, the ones that literally fought for the Philippines, they are all heroes to us.
@@colossus1459 Filipinos were too nice for feeding American prisoners. That why Japanese made them pay with deathmarch. Same with Dutch feeding Germans. Too peaceful. Just a giant mess.
You wish!
Thank you to everyone who served in WW2 to save the world from tyranny, We will continue on your work & sacrifice to protect America and our constitutional rights from those who would wish to destroy it.
And that includes our current President who is using the Constitution as his personal toilet paper... the shitstain that he is
God this must have been terrifying.
Seeing the amount of firepower these ships had especially against the Kamikaze just how much ammunition did the battleships carry and did they reload their own ammunition
The famous Pacific battle was captured in stunning detail
It was a complete route 😄
I like it the most when ground fighters are Marines chewing gum or Army guys - good old AMERICAN habit! This is a very good VIDEO 😍 😎 on AMERICAN ships fighting back! Amazing footage! Japanese were good fighers but their planes and tanks were tin cans compared to AMERICAN steel!
Wow that Halo of Boom 💥 , amazing and sad at the same time.