B-25 of the U.S. Army Air Forces 321st Bombardment Group parked at Grottaglie Airfield in Italy, during World War 2. It displays nose art showing two cartoon characters and lettering reading: "Sylvester the Snarp." Two characters are shown. The smallest shoulders a bomb. Missions flown by the plane are recorded with bombs painted on its fuselage. Momentary glimpse of another B-25 parked in the distance. Scene shifts to aerial view of bends in the Volturno River near Capua, Italy. At lower right of image, smoke can be seen rising from explosions as bombs strike a bridge over the river and nearby roadways. View from overflying aircraft is obscured momentarily by cloud cover. Then network of roads is clearly seen. Scene shifts to B-25 bombers flying in formation.
Post war snapshots of Eboli, Italy in World War II. Signboard of Eboli is seen. Views of the Monumento Ai Caduti (Piazza della Repubblica, 84025 Eboli SA, Italy). A damaged building and an old woman walking in ruins. Destroyed buildings and people searching in ruins. Women carry water pots on their head walk through ruins. Scenes of wrecked buildings, people walking with their belongings and children sitting with old women in ruins.
A U.S. Army jeep passing by a signboard for Battipaglia in Italy, during World War 2. Views of the wrecked buildings and men walking through debris. Children at the destroyed Battipaglia train station. Army jeeps and trucks moving through the streets. Sign "Eboli" seen in background on a building. Boats, trucks, and other vehicles parked in the harbor area of Taranto, Italy. People walking and working at harbor.
Town of Acerno in Salerno,Italy. Signboard for Acerno at the road side, children walking on the streets. Views of bombed streets, wrecked buildings and destroyed German personnel carrier. Clergymen and children walking on the streets. People walking at the public square near a memorial statue. View of the Town of Altivilla, Italy at the top of a mountain. (World War II period).
A map of Italy. A German convoy docks in Sicily, Italy. Troops debark and artillery is unloaded. Anti-aircraft down United States planes. German planes land in Sicily and parachute troops deplane. United States positions are bombed and strafed. German planes attack a United States convoy. (World War II period).
American soldiers at 93rd Evacuation Hospital in Italy during World War II. Two wounded American soldiers lie down on their cots at 93rd Evacuation Hospital in Caiazzo, Italy. A Chaplain enters the tent and gives benediction to one of the wounded soldiers. A military doctor cleans a wound on a soldier’s leg. Catholic chaplain holds a holy cross as he gives benediction to the injured soldier.