Troops of the U.S. 165th Infantry Regiment (42nd Infantry, Rainbow Division) fire a Stokes mortar from a trench in France during World War 1. (They reportedly destroyed a German observation post.)
Japanese American Division citations in France during World War II. United States Army General John Ernest Dahlquist presents citations to 442nd Infantry Regiment Combat team. Troops salute and stand at attention. The troops stand holding the American flag. They march and assemble for the presentation ceremony. The soldiers are decorated with Bronze Star Medals.
The Dominican Revolt in the Dominican Republic. A truck loaded with civilians drives on a street. The civilians on the streets. The civilians outside a building gate trying to enter and guards control them. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks into a microphone. He speaks and orders marines into the country to protect the Americans and others. The Americans are evacuated. The Americans board a ship. A close up of an American boy. U.S. troops including U.S. 82nd Airborne Division arrive. U.S. troops carrying guns cross a street. The troops climb up a building. A tank moves on a road. U.S. troops on tanks driving on the road.
Commander of British 14th Army Lt General Sir William Slim visits British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division Beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung Area, Burma during World War II. Lt General Slim, Commander of 14th Army and British Indian Army Major General Thomas Wynford Rees walk down a road. They cross a ponton bridge to the other side of Irrawaddy River. General Slim and Ress with the soldiers on a boat underway in the river. General slim looks into some documents. General Slim inspects the troops. The troops are of the 62nd Brigade Headquarters and includes Sikhs, Punjabs, Rajputs, Assames, Gurkhas and British Infantrymen.
The 42nd Anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America celebrated in San Francisco, California. People gather for the celebration. Aerial view of Boy Scouts gathered on the deck of the USS Intrepid (CV-11). The Boy Scouts spell out their motto "Be Prepared" in giant human chain letters across the deck of the aircraft carrier. Officers and other people seated in chairs at the ceremony. People applaud. The recommissioning of carrier USS Intrepid. Close view of a a group of Asian-American Cub Scouts on the deck. A replica of the Liberty Bell, the symbol of Boy Scout Week, is presented to a U.S. Navy officer by Scout Krazner.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A French Spad 11 aircraft parked at an airfield near Viefvillers in Oise, France. A group of American and French officers of the First Division standing and sitting beside the aircraft. A second Spad 11 parked in the background. A group of American officers of the 42nd Division, observers and photographers with the 1st Division stand beside the aircraft. These include Lieutenant R. T. Maddock, 17th Field Artillery; Lt. S. B. Nash, 151st Field Artillery; Lt. T. E. Hibbon, Captain H. B. Parker, Capt. W. B. Wynn, Lt. John S. Beekley, and Lt. J. P. Harmon of the 149th Field Artillery.
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