A heavily fortified American headquarters in France. Commanding officer (or adjutant) assembles staff officers and reads orders of the day. Staff officers make notes, then salute and return to their respective duty stations. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S.130th Field Artillery troops clean and fire French 75 artillery pieces in France. Gun crew cleans and adjusts their gun. Battery of French 75s firing. Close look at gun crew operating their French 75 in rapid fire.
View of battlefield map showing Sector East of Verdun, France, during World War I. A French gun crew fires their French 75 field piece from a wooded position. Soldier covers his ears as artillery is fired.
U.S. 130th Field Artillery troops carry ammunition in forest, in France. Soldiers shoulder heavy shells and carry them down a dirt path in woods. They stack them near a camouflaged heavy artillery piece. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Action and Service condition in The Saint Mihiel Drive, France. U.S. Artilleryman uses range finder. U. S. artillerymen fire barrages with French 75s, a 14 inch rail gun, and 155 mm Howitzers. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)
The Saint Mihiel Drive, France, in First World War. U.S. infantry troops make their way across recently captured trenches. Several bodies of fallen soldiers are covered and lying near trenches. U.S. soldiers carry and assist their wounded. German prisoners carry their wounded in a blanket and on a stretcher as they are escorted under armed guard to the rear. American and German soldiers are all smiling.( No doubt glad the immediate battle has ended.) Medics attend wounded. A U.S. soldier on stretcher smokes a cigarette and imagines being tended by a pretty nurse at the base camp.(Cartoon illustrates his thoughts.) ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)