Continuity mistake: In the last scene, 2nd Lt. Blair is holding an army carbine on which the barrel is noticeably bent downward.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where two Marines swim up to a Japanese boat on a recon mission they are in t-shirts and shorts. They then get back to land to report to their Commander and amazingly their clothes are dry.
Revealing mistake: In the scene where there is a air battle between a DC-3 transport, a American Corsair fighter and a Japanese Zero fighter we see some shots where model aircraft were used - it can be seen that there are wires holding the three aircraft up.