American Troop Carrier crews gather for a briefing on August 14, 1944, the day before the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France, in World War 2. The captions then refer to their return to the United Kingdom later that month, and to the United States in October 1944. The air crews are seen assembled outdoors at an airfield in Italy. The weather is hot and some of them are shirtless. Some airmen are seen wearing Khaki shorts or singlets. Views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, New York City skyline, taken when some aircrew members returned to the United States in October 1944.
The USS Gamble, destroyer/mine layer, DD-123, DM-15 being prepared for scuttling off of Guam, in final days of World War 2. Her severely damaged hulk is seen tied up to a pier. An inspection party examines her. View from camera on the Gamble as she is towed out of Apra Harbor, Guam. View of tugboat ahead, pulling her. View from another boat, of the Gamble with a tug at her port side. Six men are seen riding on her superstructure. Camouflage paint and numerals "15" are still visible on her hull. The tug at her side pulls away. Continued views from nearby boat as the Gamble is towed seaward for scuttling. (Note:The USS Gamble was struck by two Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima on 18 February, 1945. After finally being assessed as damaged beyond repair, she was decommissioned, on June 1, 1945, and scuttled on July 16, 1945.)
The officers and men of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Catfish (SS-339) receive Submarine Warfare Insignia pins during final days of World War 2. An officer pins the "Dolphins" on the officers while the crew stand in formation on the deck of the submarine. The officer then presents badges to each of the men and shakes hands with them. After the ceremony concludes, a Chief Petty Officer displays his Submarine Warfare Badge.
Youth cadets from the Royal Hungarian High School march into a U.S. 11th Armored Division Prisoner of War enclosure at Freyung, Germany, during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Several takes of the young boy students, with packs and in soldier uniforms, marching through a gateway into the enclosure, as U.S. soldiers watch them. U.S. Army translator talks in German with the boy soldier leading the group.
The 6th Cavalry Division at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, during early days of World War 2. Soldiers stand near a van. The soldiers open the doors of the van and unload the horses. The soldiers mount the horses and ride them across a rough terrain. The horses pull jeeps across a stream. Trees in the background. Artillery being pulled by the jeeps.
A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. A man holds a crippled child. Children crying outside a building. Newspapers headlines read: 'Truman for 2-day starvation diet' and 'Self Rations Asked in Food Crisis'. People walk on the street. Soldiers march in formation. Infants lying in hospital beds. They cry due to starvation.
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