United States Air Force on review over third fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Large formation of airplanes passes over USS Missouri (BB-63) and an APD (ship) underway. Many men on flight deck of USS Shangri-LA watch huge armada of airplanes passing in air. Huge armada of carrier-borne aircraft, passing on parade. Men on deck of ship play with medicine ball.
Graduation of U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division soldiers in Breinig, Germany during World War II. Jeeps pass along the road. A group of soldiers standing in the background. Brigadier General William G. Weaver, Commander of 8th Infantry Division (United States) speaks to soldiers who completed combat training. U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division soldiers standing in formation. Officer presents graduation certificates to soldiers.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge of World War 2. A U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports to the encircled 101st Airborne Division (United States). Supplies dropped by parachute from the C-47 aircraft. The gathering of the supplies, and a snow covered wrecked C-47.
U.S. Navy Seabees (Construction Battalion) attend church services aboard LST (Landing Ship Tank) in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Seabees personnel attend communion church services on deck of LST (Landing Ship Tank). Various signal flags on the LST. Flag of the United States at mast and waves.
Freed Allied prisoners of war at OFLAG XIII-B, known as Camp Hammelburg, outside of Gemünden, Germany during World War II. A group of United States, Czech, Russian, Yugoslav prisoners of war standing together along with the liberating 14th U.S. Armored Division soldiers. Two prisoners talk to each other. The prisoners cheering, waving and laughing. Two prisoners walk down the road smiling; one waving a copy of Yank Magazine, the other a chunk of bread. U.S. Amry M-4 tank crashes through barbed wire fence of Camp Hammelburg. A group of freed prisoners gathers. Several prisoners stand and pose. Mass gathering of elated former prisoners. Freed prisoners of war dash toward U.S. soldiers and embrace them. (Note: This was the conclusion of the originally failed "Operation Hammelburg", initially attempted by "Task Force Baum," under Captain Abraham Baum, ten days prior. Inmates at the camp included the recently injured and captured Captain Baum, and Lieutenant Colonel John K. Waters, son in law of U.S. Army General George Patton. LTC John Waters was injured during the initial rescue attempt 10 days prior and was hospitalized and not seen in this film.)
14th Armored Division (United States) in Gemunden, Germany during World War II. Soldiers with rifles are in position. U.S. MPs rubber boats transport German Pow (Prisoners of war) from opposite side of river. U.S. soldier kicks German soldier to hurry him along. German prisoners standing with hands up. U.S. soldiers running through streets of town. Houses are in flames in the background.