United States Air Mail Service in Paris, France during World War I. A man shows the mail received by the U.S. Air Mail Service. U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson arrives. A crowd gathers and watches a van of 'United States Air Mail Service'. Men carry a bag of mail. President Wilson talks to a pilot and they shake hands. An aircraft on the ground.
U.S. troops boarding a troop carrier ship during World War One. British Admiral David Beatty aboard an American battleship welcoming U.S. Battleship Division Nine to the British Grand Fleet.
U.S. Navy Female Yeomen are assembled in formation on the deck of the wooden battleship, "Landship Recruit" at Union Square in New York City. They adjust their formation and, in response to command from Navy officer, all point toward a Navy recruiting sign held aloft by a sailor. City buildings and street traffic, including street cars, are seen on street in background. Pedestrians walk past the site. Change scene: Momentary glimpse of British King George V decorating a sailor, aboard a ship.
American troops arrive in France during World War I. United States (Yank) troops on trains as they wave. Troop ship convoy underway at sea. Smoke rises from a chimney. Ships land in France. Troops disembark from the ships. Large gathering of troops. American troops march with rifles. One soldiers holds U.S. flag in march. American soldiers being greeted by John Joseph Pershing, General of the U.S. Armies.
Activities of American troops in France during World War 1. United States Army soldiers drill and practice one-on-one hand-to-hand combat. Soldiers conduct bayonet drills. With fixed bayonets they charge over a ridge and bayonet stuffed mannequin targets. American soldiers seen training in trenches. American soldiers with gas masks in a trench and firing machine guns. Soldiers load shells into an artillery piece and fire.
Allied troops advance in France during World War I. Two generals talk to each other. Allied troops march with a U.S. flag. Soldiers stand at attention and salute. U.S. General John J. Pershing and another officer review troops. Night Combat: Allied soldiers fire artillery. Map of France. LInes of weary German soldiers marching in formation. Explosion rises. Soldiers fire from trenches. Smoke rises. Soldiers move into action. One soldier moves out from a fox hole. Tanks firing during battle. Dead soldier lying on ground..