The Battle of Midway, 1942

Find out more about this film, featured in "The Unwritten Record," the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division: http://blogs.archives.gov/unwritten-record/2014/10/17/film-homefront-front-lines/ Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://amara.org/en/videos/IfE8dKsUMuBQ/info/the-battle-of-midway-1942/ Creator(s): Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) (Most Recent) From: Series : Navy Motion Picture Film Productions, compiled ca. 1939 - ca. 1947 Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1804 - 1983 Production Date: 1942? Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Undetermined Scope & Content: On the Japanese aerial attack on Midway Island and U.S. ships in the area. Shows activities before, during, and after the attack. Reel 1, Marines parade on the island and bombers prepare for a flight. Japanese planes attack the island, setting