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Billows of smoke rise from an asphalt plant's smokestacks in Guam, Mariana Islands.

United States Army Air Forces 42nd Bomb Squadron in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen of11th bombardment group, 7th Air Force. An asphalt plant. Billows of smoke rise up from the plant's smokestacks. A truck moves past.

Date: 1944, October 16
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062247
The OSS personnel trained at a training camp in Cairo, Egypt.

Operations at the British Political Warfare Executive (PWE) School in Cairo, Egypt. View of the OSS headquarters and the training camp. The Chiefs of Staff arrive at the training camp. They discuss in the office. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) personnel undergo training for morale operations activities in the Balkans. A soldier rests in his tent. Trainees work in calisthenics, history, geography, language, radio broadcasting and monitoring. They attend the lectures. They also work in propaganda leaflet composition, portable printing press operation, interrogation techniques, vehicle operation and maintenance. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045520
Lt Colonel John T Whitaker outlines OSS propaganda and psychological warfare operations during the allied invasions of Sicily.

Lt Colonel John T Whitaker speaks before a map on OSS morale operations in Italy. The map points Palermo, Sicily, Tunis, Bizerte and other places. Colonel outlines OSS propaganda and psychological warfare operations during the allied invasions of Sicily and Italy proper. He explains leaflets techniques and rumor spreading by OSS infiltration teams and the use of clandestine radios. Airplanes in flight drop leaflets. People walk. A man reads a leaflet. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 9 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045521
Narrative with illustrative scenes about Battle of Gotha, where U.S. B-24 bombers destroyed a German airplane factory.

B-24 aircraft in formation over German target. Sky filled with Flak bursts. Recreated views show aircrew on oxygen at altitude in their respective crew stations inside a B-24. Some scenes, showing gunners firing at a German fighter aircraft, are actually filmed from inside a B-17 (and show B-17 empennage, as viewed from waist gunner position, looking aft). While under attack, one German pilot drops his landing gear to slow down and bails out. Bombs dropping from aircraft and exploding on the German factory at Gotha. Narrator notes that the U.S 392nd and 445th Bomb Groups were decorated for this successful raid. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045545
B-24 aircraft in flight firing and bombarding over the target areas, Europe.

B-24 aircraft fires over the German oil fields and other target areas, Europe. Bombs dropped from the aircraft. Bomb strikes on rail road junctions and rail road yards. Explosion on the land due to the bombarding. Smoke arises. High altitude view of the bombarding. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045546
B-24 aircraft fire over the target areas, Europe.

B-24 aircraft in formation fire, Europe. High altitude view of the planes in flight. They drop bombs on the target areas. Bomb strikes along the water front. Bombs explode on airfield. Smoke arises from the explosions. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045547