Girls participate in French beauty contest during Mardi Gras at Camp New Orleans, Paris, France. Girls stand on a stage. Soldiers watch the contest. Girls walk on the ramp passing soldiers. Judges make notes as girls pass by. Winners are awarded. (World War II period).
United States 303rd Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division crosses bridge under fire in Haguenau, France. A Soldier runs. Soldiers in prone position on bridge, fire Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) in defending bridge over Moder River. Soldier runs under trees. Soldiers under fire cross small bridge. A soldier fires from behind a tree. Scene of bridge and posts. Soldiers run and sit beside the bridge (World War II period).
United States 303rd Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division destroys bridge in Haguenau, France. Scene of bridge and post. Demolition charge is layed to blow-up the bridge. Soldiers run from the bridge. Soldiers come out of trees in snow covered area. View of giant explosion and debris raining down as bridge is destroyed by demolition charges. Cloud of smoke rises. Scene of destroyed bridge. Smoke behind houses. View of another bridge being destroyed by demolition charges. Small Infantry rear guard fires at German forces from edge of river and retreats across bridge
Senator Burton K Wheeler and party including United States officers come out of the Paris transmitter station in France. Officers talk amongst themselves. They get into car and the car passes on the street.
Generals and officers visit Seventh Army CP in Luneville, France during World War II. Major General Louis E Hibbs sits in a car. Another officer also gets in the car with him. The car moves. 63rd Infantry Division, Major General Harry J Collins and 42nd Infantry Division Lt General Jacob L Devers discuss with other officers. Car arrives at the place. Cars parked in the background. Officers and Generals enter a room.
French General Charles Henri De Gaulle during a ceremony in Saverne, France. The French General U.S. Lieutenant General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers with Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. The General in a stand reviews French troops as they pass. General Gaulle talks to U.S. Generals. People look out from a window. General De Gaulle gets off from a car and is greeted by French troops. A French military band plays different instruments. French troops stand in a squad. General Gaulle inspects them. He stands with U.S. Lt. General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers talks to them. Croix de Guerre pined up on the uniforms of U.S. Generals. (World War II period)