American Expeditionary Forces, 111th Infantry Regiment troops, debarking from a transport ship, at Calais, France, during World War 1. They wear campaign hats, carry their rifles, and carry their gear in back packs. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American Expeditionary Forces troops of the 111th Infantry Regiment, debark from a transport ship (with identification E.8106, painted on its superstructure) at Calais, France, during World War 1. They form into units and march along the pier, next to a line of trains marked with red crosses. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Shows American 52nd and 53rd Coast Artillery Regiments uncovering and preparing a 14-inch railway gun for operation in Belleville, France, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War 1. Several railroad guns are seen in the field. One is labeled USN (U.S. Navy) 110. A supervisor walks past it using a megaphone to issue an order to the gun crew. The crew uses block and tackle to move and load a heavy shell. Scene shifts to a soldier climbing out of a trench with a manual in his hand. Camera shifts to one of the rail guns being fired, emitting a huge black cloud of smoke. Two more railway gun firings are recorded. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Soldiers, of U.S. Army Coast Artillery Regiment, place camouflage coverings atop a 14-inch railroad gun, in France, during World War 1. View of the camouflaged gun as its barrel slowly rises and it fires. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Railroad guns being fired by U.S. Army 52nd Steam Ship and 53rd Coast Artillery Regiments at Belleville in France during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I. Smoking barrels of the giant rail guns seen after firing.
Shows U.S. Army 52nd and 53rd Coast Artillery Regiments troops loading 14-inch shells in a camouflaged railroad gun at Belleville in France during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. U.S. troops fire the railroad gun during World War 1 from underneath its camouflaged net position on the railroad tracks. After each firing, the regiment reapproaches the gun to reload and fire again.