Two U.S. soldiers stand over rough markers on graves of fallen in newly established cemetery. Hill of freshly dug earth on berm in background. They examine Stars of David marking graves of 5 fallen American Jewish soldiers. Broader view of the cemetery with many grave markers. The day is misty. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Camera pans across old established Cemetery at Sedan, France. New wooden crosses of fallen soldiers are seen on outer edges of the cemetery, which is otherwise filled with older monuments and stones marking graves of local people. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Cemeteries of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War 1. Cemetery at Fluery. Line of crosses on graves. Leafless trees in the background. Another cemetery behind a barn. Helmets of the fallen rest on crosses marking their graves. Their rifles lay on their graves. Soldiers stand past graves in cemetery. Camera pans across the graves and shows a soldier standing at the end of the row of graves. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American soldiers collect bits of wreckage from Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt's airplane, where it crashed in Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. They place these items on the grave of Lt. Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, where he had been buried by German aviators who also placed the inscribed wooden cross seen in closeup. View of the soldiers surrounding the grave with bared bowed heads as one stands at attention. Next, a Chaplain is seen reading from a prayer book as he conducts a brief funeral service. A Colonel stands next to him along with a group of soldiers wearing overseas caps and trench coats. Some of the soldiers place items on the grave and straighten it up. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
French and American soldiers remove a makeshift fence from around the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (son of former President Theodore Roosevelt) who was killed during aerial combat in skies over Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. He was buried with honors, in a battlefield grave, marked with a simple wooden cross, by German fliers. Now American and French soldiers are seen placing a new fence around the grave, along with a new cross and headstone, engraved in French. They also place floral pieces on the grave.
The Aisne Operations in Chateau-Thierry, France. Trees and hills in the field. Crops sway with the wind in the foreground. Valley in the background. City in the valley. Smoke rises from the buildings demolished by German shells. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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