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U.S. Marines around supplies in beach area in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II.

U.S. Marines in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Harbor of Tulagi. A U.S. Marine with large binoculars at lookout station. A SM (signalman) sends semaphore atop lookout station. A long barreled antiaircraft gun. The Marine raises a small antiaircraft gun. Large ranger finder on top of a mountain. Marines come down a road, and palm trees in the background. The Marines pass over a small bridge. The Marines in a beach area. Two APAs (Attack Transport) at anchor in the background. Landing crafts coming in for landing.

Date: 1942, December
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074732
Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division in England and during the invasion of Normandy and subsequent campaigns toward Germany (WW2)

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division training in England under General Clarence R Huebner, in preparation for the D-Day Normandy invasion in World War II. U.S. Navy ships underway at sea. Heavy naval guns bombard the coast of France on D-Day. U.S. Army soldiers seen during assault on Omaha beach with heavy losses on D-Day. U.S. soldiers and tanks encounter heavy German resistance in the "hedge rows." American soldiers digging trenches with shovels and picks and treating wounded comrade. Dead German soldier lying in street as Americans enter the town of Caumont (Caumont l'Eventé). Frenchman civilian pours wine for American soldier after they liberated Caumont l'Eventé from the entrenched German forces. An American helps a French civilian woman to reach a safe place crossing rubble. Damaged French houses along the sides of street. During rest, a soldier gives another a haircut, and another writes a letter. U.S. Air Force B-17s fly overhead and bomb near St. Lo, France on July 25, 1944. Other U.S. Army artillery units, the 4th and 9th Divisions, and General Patton's tanks provided support so the 1st Infantry (First Infantry or Big Red One) could occupy the area. Army combat engineers dig up mines and use construction equipment to clear debris. Wrecked houses and rubble. U.S. soldiers keep advancing through towns and eat and rest as they can. Road sign reads: "Coutances." First Infantry goes through Mortain, Etampes, Meaux, Soissons and across the Belgian border. German prisoners of war walk with their hands raised. German soldier digging out of fox hole. Siegfried Line and dragons teeth. Strong German resistance encountered at Aachen. Tanks fire in the field. House to house fighting in Aachen. Surrender of Aachen. A German flag laying in the street is run over by a U.S. military vehicle. German resistance is heavy during battle scenes in Battle of Hürtgen Forest. German and American artillery are seen in Hurtgen Forest. U.S. wounded treated. The 1st Division is pulled out for rest at the rear, in Belgium.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 5 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028435
Elements of the United States New Jersey National Guard 102nd Cavalry Group in France during World War II

As film begins, elements of the U.S, ("Essex Troop") are seen passing under an overpass. The first is an M3 Half-track. Then several armored vehicles are seen from behind as they cross a pontoon bridge from Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, to Seine Port, France, en route to Paris during World War 2. Soldiers, directing traffic across the bridge, stand beside it on grassy slope. Closeup of an M7 tank crossing the bridge. More views from the Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry side of the bridge as armored vehicles casually move across toward Seine Port. Front view of an M3 half-track heading toward the camera, crossing the bridge.

Date: 1944, August
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038881
Japanese-American U.S. Army 442nd Infantry Regiment fighting to free the Lost Battalion (36th Infantry Division) in Vosges Mountains.

Japanese-American Army officers examine map during World War 2. Japanese-American soldiers talk on field telephone and walkie-talkie. Soldiers crouched in woods waiting to advance. Soldier carries bazooka. Soldiers advance through woods in Vosges Mountains of France during operation to rescue the Lost Battalion. Soldiers lift litter case onto jeep. Jeep with wounded on litter tied to hood. Machine gun crew fires machine guns.German prisoners march under Japanese-American guard. Column of American-Japanese single file along road. Members of the U.S. Army 36th Division "Lost Battalion" are seen returning to American lines following rescue. Soldier with blanket wrapped around him. Members of Lost Battalion trek back to lines through woods. Group of Lost Battalion members rests with Red Cross insignia in the foreground. Soldiers eat and smoke cigarettes.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 3 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052439
VE Day. Huge crowds gather in Paris and London to celebrate victory and end of World War II. Flashbacks to war events

Victory in Europe day as huge crowds gather to celebrate end of World War II in Europe, in Paris and London. Crowd swarms around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Crowds celebrating at Piccadilly Circus in London. Flashback to scenes of World War II. U.S. troops training for D-Day invasion. B-17 bombers at high altitude over Germany leaving streams of contrails. A B-17 hit and falling. B-24 bombers of the 706th Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, on bombing mission. (One: tail number 41-29177, was shot down on August 26, 1944.) U.S. war materiel pouring into the UK. New P-38s and new P-47s. A German Me-109 aircraft hit and falling. The German pilot bails out and parachutes downward. Invasion fleet elements assembling in England.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 4 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024427
American flag at half mast on Victory in Europe Day, Washington DC, United States.

Victory in Europe Day or VE Day during World War II. North facade of the White House with an American flag hoisted at half mast on the building to mourn the death of Franklin D Roosevelt. A building with a sign 'Navy Department'. American flag at half mast on the building. Naval officers and women cross the street in front of the building.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049757