United States African American soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. African American U.S. Army soldiers wearing life preservers play card games on deck of a ship. Black soldiers watching the card game. A black soldier wearing life preserver plays a trumpet. White Christian military chaplain conducting a religious service on deck. A black soldier singing during a religious service. Christian chaplain preaches while black soldier plays trumpet. Four black soldiers wearing life vests singing as a choir for a religious service. Black soldiers attend religious services. A white soldier (wearing a life vest) observes religious service from his position at an anti aircraft gun.
African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. A senior soldier hands out night identifying light devices to two young black soldiers to clip on their life jackets. The life jackets are "Board of Trade Standard" life jackets. African American soldiers, some wearing life preservers, climb up the stairs of a ship. Soldier talking to two black soldiers after giving night identifying light devices. Two black soldiers in life jackets laughing. Black soldier helps attach a night identifying light device onto the life jacket of the soldier.
African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. Black United States soldiers speak to two French merchant sailors on deck of ship. Two black soldiers together. Young black soldier smiles as he listens to French sailor. The French sailor and African American soldier laugh together. A young black soldier reads a U.S. Army-issued French language book. A black soldier manning a crow’s nest alongside anti-aircraft gun.
African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. A senior black soldier hands out night identifying light devices to two young black soldiers to clip on their life jackets. Two black soldiers look at each other. Senior United States black soldier helps attach a night identifying light device onto the life jacket of the soldier. Life jackets read “Board of Trade STANDARD LIFE JACKET”. Young black soldier smiles as he glances at the night identifying light device. Two black soldiers test the buttons of their light devices. Black and white soldiers sitting on ship’s deck. White soldiers sit behind black soldiers. Soldiers attend a religious service on deck. A Christian chaplain (holding his life jacket) conducts religious service for soldiers. Young black soldiers listen to religious service.
Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) handles the distribution of incendiary bombs in Europe during World War II. Lieutenant Colonel R. N. Isbell of the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) makes calculations from his desk. An incendiary order addressed to the Commanding General is typed on a typewriter. Buses arrive at the motor pool of the United States War Department, now known as the Pentagon. Women disembark from the buses and head to the War Department. Employees working in the office inside the War Department. Men prepare bombs at an arsenal. Men hauling carts with large incendiary bombs in warehouse. A man stencils labels onto bomb that read, "PT-1 Incendiary," and "Bomb Burster." The United States flag waving on a ship. Ships carry a shipment of incendiary bombs to the United Kingdom. Incendiary bombs inside wooden crates are unloaded from ships. Steam locomotive train running on track as railroad signal activates. Incendiary bombs are removed from train cars. Two munitions are suspended on a crane. Trucks loaded with bombs drive out of the depot, passing past village cemetery. An Air Division Chemical Officer receives new shipment information. The Air Division Chemical Officer reads the document and updates bomb listings on chalkboard.
Major General Maxwell D. Taylor decorates a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Infantry Regiment in Europe during World War II. Side view of the soldier shows the heart symbol on his helmet and a patch of the 101st Airborne Division. General Taylor and the soldier shake hands and salute to each other. General Taylor decorates more officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division. Four soldiers with flags stand behind the line of soldiers being decorated by Taylor. A hand picks up and shows one of the medals on the table. General Taylor gets out of a sedan staff car. He walks to review the position and salutes the colors. 101st Airborne Division salute the colors.