North Africa: U.S. Army Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Major General Terry Allen tour various buildings. They emerge from a building and walk around the compound. They enter another building for inspection. The Generals and other officers emerge and have a discussion.
United States troops in formation march onto field carrying the American flag in North Africa. Hills in the background. Old buildings on a hill with trees in the foreground. View of ships and boats in a harbor and the adjacent area. A Landing Craft on a beach. Soldiers in the craft unloading vehicles. Soldiers get onto military motorcycles. Natives and children observe a half track being driven off craft. Transport ships off shore. (World War II period).
Bomb wrecked buildings in North Africa. Damaged and destroyed planes at an air base. Military trucks in the background. A U.S. Army soldier observes a wrecked plane. Soldiers inspect the wrecked tail section of a plane. A soldier's helmet lies amidst the debris. (World War II period).
Allied soldiers in North Africa. Soldiers look at a poster of the 'Legion Tricolore.' A convoy of military trucks bearing American troops drives along narrow streets and dirt roads. Soldiers march on road alongside the trucks. Locals pose with the soldiers. Military tanks move along on a road. Soldiers talk as one takes notes. A flag on a pole. Sign on building reads: 'HQ 12TH AF'. Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, Commanding General of the United States 12th Air Force and staff look at a map. An officer smokes a pipe. A group of altar boys by the road. Local children nearby. Troops march on the streets. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport planes in flight over North Africa during World War II. Aerial view of the landscape from the aircraft. Two Skytrains fly next to each other. View of the air base. Several planes parked on the air strip.
A burning fuel tanker truck in North Africa. A fire engine and fire fighters stand beside the burning tanker. Allied soldiers observe the burning tanker truck. A military truck parked nearby. The tanker truck in flames. Black smoke emerges from the fire. Fire fighters try to put out the fire with water spray. Ships in a North African harbor. Buildings and hills around the harbor. (World War II period).