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As the United States enters World War II, U.S. military forces are seen, deployed in various places throughout the world.
American troops are seen in arctic gear moving on skis through blustery snowy weather in Iceland, during World War 2. They were sent in 1941 to relieve British troops occupying Iceland since 1940, during World War II. A guard post at the American camp, with Quonset Hut in background. Closeup of U.S. sentry in arctic gear holding rifle with bayonet affixed. View from above, of numerous tents partially covered with snow in the American camp. Change of scene shows U.S. troops disembarking from transport ships at the British Isles. They march with their combat gear onto a square where Army trucks wait to transport them inland. Another scene shows the American troops, viewed from behind, parading in London. Other scenes show them marching in various areas of London. Saint Paul’s cathedral is seen in the background of one scene. A large number of American M3 Stuart Light tanks move on a railroad train in Britain. Scene shifts to the Middle East, where railroad cars and various military supplies for Russia are be offloaded from American ships. A Russian officer is seen signing receipts for war materiel, from a U.S. Army Technical Sergeant. A row of American Army trucks are lined up behind them. The Russian and American exchange salutes, and shake hands. Next, a troop ship carrying American troops is seen arriving at a port in India, where they disembark with their gear. An American Army Sergeant in a pith helmet pays attention to a little Indian girl. Scene shifts to China, in 1942, where Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault, Commander of the China Air Task Force, of the Tenth Air Force, that replaced the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers), is seen with Brigadier General Caleb V. Haynes, Commander of the India Air Task Force. A colonel joins their discussions. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber is parked behind them. View of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter planes, with Flying Tiger markings, parked on a flight line. A B-24 bomber landing on a runway, between hills, deep in China. Closeup of Nationalist China Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, saluting. Huge numbers of Chinese troops assembling in a formation. Next, an expeditionary force of American troops is seen arriving on a troop ship in Australia. They line the ship’s deck and wave. General Douglas MacArthur arriving in Australia to assume the office of Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area (SWPA). .Glimpses of U.S. Navy activities in Australia: setting up defenses of islands; unpacking a Kingfisher float plane and making it ready for use on a desert island. The final segments of the film show American forces in August ,1942 sailing to Adak in the Aleutian Islands, to strengthen American defenses there. Troops seen descending by rope ladder from the American transport ship USS J Franklin Bell (PA-34), into her landing craft for deployment on Adak Island. Scenes of landing craft reaching the beach and offloading troops, vehicles, and supplies. View of beach filled with supplies. One landing craft is clearly marked with ""P34" showing that it belongs to the USS J Franklin Bell ( later reclassified as APA-16).
American troops in Iceland form a chow line outside their tents and eat their food.
American troops wear protective, warm winter clothing and stand outside their tents in Iceland. Troops form a chow line. Troops eat their food. During World War II.
President Sveinn Bjornsson, Bishop of Iceland and General William Key present at a ceremony as Iceland becomes a republic.
Iceland becomes a republic during World War II. Tents set up for citizens of Iceland to vote in a referendum outside the city of Reykjavik. Citizens gather for the ceremony marking the proclamation of Iceland as a republic. President Sveinn Bjornsson and the Bishop of Iceland as the new republic is formed. American commander on Iceland General William Key watches the ceremonies.
USS New York (BB-34) in Atlantic convoy operations during World War Ii
View from the USS New York (BB-34) of a seaplane taking off. Large group of sailors watching from the deck. American flag displayed on mast. view of antiaircraft gun crew in steel helmets, and of the ship's superstructure. The ship displays the maritime signal flag M, "MIKE",an orange cross of St Andrew on a white field, which is used to indicate "My vessel is stopped; making no way." Sailors standing on the aft deck with transport ship of Atlantic convoy visible behind them. A dirigible is seen aloft. 14-inch guns of the USS New York are visible behind a gun crew at a 3-inch antiaircraft gun. Complete shift in scene to a cold weather port (Scotland, or Iceland?) with ice visible on the ship's deck. A sailor makes half-hearted attempt to remove ice from the ship's OS2U Kingfisher float plane.The ships emergency life rafts are covered in ice.
USS Kearney being repaired after a U boat attack in the Atlantic Ocean and sails to Boston during World War 2
Damage and repair of USS Kearny (DD-432) after it was attacked by a German U-boat in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Animated map locates the position of U.S. Navy vessel USS Kearney in the Atlantic Ocean when the German submarine struck it. Ships at sea. A damaged USS Kearney at sea after the attack. The crew aboard the ship being rescued as they come aboard another ship. The damaged ship at a fjord in Iceland. Men make repairs on the ship as smoke rises. Men weld parts of the ship. USS Kearney sails to Boston. The mast of the ship and the control room. The ship underway at sea after being repaired.
U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Evan Carlson with his 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion in Guadalcanal during World War II.
U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Evan Carlson with his 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion nicknamed 'Carlson's Raiders' in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Carlson's Raiders hold captured Japanese flag, rifles, ammunition and machine guns. Close-up view of tattoos on arm of a U.S. Marine showing a bulldog wearing a combat helmet and below that a skull and crossbones symbol. Words above the bulldog say "Iceland" and "US Marines." Below the bulldog is written "First to Fight" and "Raiders." Colonel Carlson poses with Carlson's Raiders.
