Truck convoy carrying German prisoners in ruined town, Germany. Two United States soldiers eating from mess kits among ruins of town. Truck convoy carrying German prisoners passes statue of Bismarck in ruined town. Scene of total ruin and devastation surrounding intact statue of Bismarck. (World War II period).
United States aircraft in flight over German town. U.S. aircraft buzzing town and veering around smoke stack. Various buildings and trees in area.
Various United States fighter and bomber aircraft at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78) in Belgium, during World War 2. Three P-38s and two P-47s land on the runway. One P-61Black Widow, from the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, takes off and is seen in flight, overhead. P-38 Lightning and A-26 Invader approach for landing. Several P-38s and P-47s take off. A B-17G Flying Fortress takes off. P-47s with bubble canopy take off. (Note:P-38s are from 474th and 428th Fighter Groups, and P-47s are from 365th Fighter Group, 388th Fighter Squadron.)
United States sailors stand on the stern of USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) tied up at the dock on its commissioning day. Name of the carrier on the stern of the ship. Sailors stand on the flight deck of the ship as they wave. People board the carrier as they climb up a ladder. Secretary of Navy, James Forrestal and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D Roosevelt's wife, on the carrier. Crowd on the dock waves. President Harry S Truman and party stand at attention. Navy Captain speaks at the microphone and salutes. President Harry S Truman speaks over the microphone. Eleanor Roosevelt, large crowd. An officer salutes and dignitaries shake hands with President Harry S Truman. Sailors on flight deck of the ship. They wave to fleet at anchor in the New York river during presidential review of the Fleet on Navy Day.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations at the end of World War II, London, England. Airmen of United States Air Force 303rd Bomb Group sit together, smile and appear jubilant on Victory in Europe day. Two airmen read a newspaper with a headline 'Germany Quits'. They shake hands and celebrate the Allied victory in World War II.
Flea ship of United States Coast Guard underway in the Atlantic Ocean. High waves break against the ship. Ice covers the parts of the ship due to sub zero temperatures. Coast Guards clean the ice.