U.S. Army soldiers coming ashore from D-Day landing crafts during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. View of some 5th Engineering Battalion soldiers rescued from a wrecked landing craft during the invasion. View of a wrecked landing craft. A landing craft on the shore. U.S. army medics treat the rescued soldiers. Landing craft of LST-51 reaches shore and U.S. soldiers come ashore from the landing craft. A view of the troops on Omaha beach strewn with gear. Some injured soldiers with wound dressings grab inflatables and board the landing craft at shore. Landing Craft Tank 29 (LCT-29) seen at shore. Heavy wind and surf pins a landing craft at shore as it works to free itself and return to ship.
P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh being welcomed after his successful nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. American aviator Charles Lindbergh at an outdoor luncheon in the Bois de Boulogne given by the International League of aviators. Lindbergh arrives by car at the port of Cherbourg, where crowds greet him. American flag flies from building, along with French flags. Crowds cheer him from the wharf as a launch carries Lindbergh out to the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Memphis (CL-13), where he comes aboard in his leather coat and boots. Later, Lindbergh, in a business suit, poses with the officers of the Memphis on the deck. He is given a tour of the ship. One officer shows him the breech of a heavy naval gun. Lindbergh operates the controls of an antiaircraft gun. Lindbergh and an official, in the cockpit of an aircraft carried aboard the ship.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. A boxing match in progress. People gather in large numbers in the stadium to watch the event. Airplanes fly overhead dropping banners and flowers. Score board in the background. The Composite Regiment's exhibition drill. Trees in the background.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. Participants in the fencing contest. People gather in the stadium to watch the contest. An Italian General standing amidst the ground. Other officials meet him. They pose for a group photograph. They watch the fencing contest.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. Athletes seated in the stadium. They pose for group photographs. They wave towards the camera. They stand on the ground.
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