Smoke rises at a distance from a V-1 flying bomb (Fieseler Fi 103) explosion in London,England. Civilians clear the rubble of the destroyed buildings. V1 bomb in flight crashes to the earth and results in a big explosion. British soldiers at spotter station search through a device. Tracer bullets from a British anti-aircraft (AA) gun attempt to bring down a V-1 rocket in flight. Bus passes by American Red Cross building. Several scenes of demolished buildings. Civil defense workers along with military and civilians search the ruins. Pulse of the hand of a badly burned victim is checked. U.S. soldiers stand in front of a building. Rescue squad put out fire from smoky ruins using water hoses. British AA gun barrels fire. (World War II period).
A U.S. P-61 stuck in a shell crater after skidding from the runway in Colomiers, France. Crew members try to dig out the P-61's wheel. Pilot and radar observer of a P-61 stand in front of a French farmhouse which is being used as headquarters
American soldier narrates on the railroad activities in front of the camera at the U.S. 1st Infantry Division base camp in Dian, Vietnam. Vietnamese forklift operator off loads cargo from boxcars in the background. (Vietnam War period).
United States Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. with French General Alphonse Juin at the French Corps Headquarters in Prata, Tuscany, Italy during World War II. General Roosevelt poses for the camera standing in front of a Jeep that reads 'Rough Rider'.
A trolley car passes through the town of Arkhangelsk, Russia (also known as Archangel). U.S. sailors and soldiers are hanging out partially from the front and rear doors of the streetcar. A group of local people watch the trolley as it passes. [Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Allied North Russia Intervention of World War 1. Two thirds of the soldiers were from Michigan.] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
View of the United States Capitol in Washington DC. United States soldiers bring coffins containing bodies of unknown soldiers of World War II and Korean Conflict. Honor guards at the U.S. Capitol. The flag-draped coffins are brought to the Capitol Rotunda, the large, domed circular room located in the center of the U.S. Capitol. Homage paid to the dead soldiers inside rotunda. United States Navy men lay wreaths in front of the coffins. United States soldiers and Navy keep vigil and observe lying-in-state.
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