Salvage and reclamation activities in various Theaters of Operation during World War II. European Theater: Wrecked tanks, cranes, locomotives, cars, trucks and other wreckage on the ground. Men standing nearby and working. Writing visible on some tanks including names some names: Clipper (of "C" Company 1st Corps Medium Tank Battalion, U.S. Marines), Booze Hound, and Creeping Headache. Men working on the reclamation. Marine evacuating a hit and disabled tank on the battlefield in Okinawa, Japan. Smoke rises after the tank is hit . A smoke screen is laid to obscure it during repairs. A tank retriever aids the tank. The tank is repaired by crew. As smoke screen dissipates, the the tank and tank retriever have completed repairs and drive on. Men working on reclamation activities, refitting and redeploying tanks in a tank reclamation factory.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Men working on the reclamation of equipment damaged during the war. A wrecked locomotive in a building. Men repairing the locomotive. They weld parts of the locomotive. Freight cars are repaired and wheels are changed.
U.S. factory workers repair and recondition used artillery left over from World War 2. Several heavy and small guns being repaired. A 90 mm anti aircraft gun, a 155 mm gun (Long Tom) and other guns being repaired.
During World War 2: Armed U.S. Army guard standing watch just outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery, on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, at Memorial Bridge. Army vehicles nearby. Guards standing along with soldiers in the area. Tents of Arlington Cantonment in the background. Views toward Washington DC: Memorial bridge with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. Armed U.S. Army soldier guard standing and pacing with Memorial Bridge behind him. Alternate view of armed guard marching on patrol during World War 2, with Washington Monument in the distance across the Potomac River.
Views of construction underway on the Pentagon Building in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington DC, United States. Exterior views of the new military headquarters building, early during its construction period. Officers discussing construction plans. Excavator at work. Army guards patrol the site while civilian workers work building the Pentagon. Views of the Washington Monument in the distance, across the Potomac River. Guards march back and forth. Views of the constuction site from various angles. View of the U.S. Capitol building in the far distance in final shot.
The Social Security building in Washington DC, United States, during World War 2. Exterior of the building. Armed guards standing at the entrance. Officers entering and coming out of the building. A car parked in front of the building.
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