United States troops in France during World War I. U.S. soldiers rest from marching in the French countryside. The soldiers lie on the ground on a hill. The cloudy sky. Soldiers' rifles stacked together, stocks to the ground. Hills in the background. U.S. Army Engineering Divisions and the 1st Division troops march to the front. The soldiers in horse carts laden with equipment and ammunition. Soldiers advance on foot and on horseback.
United States troops in France during World War I. U.S. Army Major General Clarence Edwards reviews the 26th Infantry Division. Major General Edwards and the Heads of Staff conduct the review. General Edwards and other officers approach the troops. The infantry and cavalry parade. Soldiers march with guns and U.S. flags.
United States soldiers in France during World War I. A priest performs baptism rite for U.S. soldiers. A U.S. soldier with a priest on a raised platform in a city square. Numerous soldiers attend at the gathering. The soldiers take turns to go up and be baptized by the priest. A soldier with the priest reads from the Bible during the rite. Civilians watch the rite from the buildings around. A sign in French on a building. The priest baptizes each soldier drawing water from a mess kit pan that is perched atop a tripod of rifles.
United States soldiers in France during World War I. U.S. soldiers in frontline trenches. A soldier strings communication lines in the trenches. U.S. Medics with the Medics arm band. Soldiers emerge from a bunker in a trench on the battle front. They survey the surrounding area. Soldiers with guns man their posts. Sand bagged barricades in and around the trench. U.S. Army soldiers put on gas masks.
United States soldiers in France during World War I. Cavalry troops with their horses. A soldier holds the reins of a horse. A military motorcycle nearby. The horse sniffs the motorcycle. A soldiers standing next to a horse eats and drinks. Another soldier feeds the horse. A humorous sequence with a hen in a small hollow of a building. The hen moves back into the building. Moments later a line of U.S. soldiers walk by the same hole and each collects a piece of mail from the slot. They are smiling and laughing.
United States soldiers in France during World War I. U.S. soldiers in a chow line on the battle front. Soldiers serve their comrades hot food from steaming kettles and pots on a wheeled cart. Troops receive food and eat. They move along in a line. Soldiers in trenches carry equipment and large metal drink or soup containers.