Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, Commanding General of the U.S. Ninth Army in Western Europe, arrives by jeep and talks at length individually to several soldiers of the U.S. 35th Infantry Division (attached to the British 21st Army Group). Lt. Gen. Simpson is greeted by XVI Corps CG MG John B Anderson who escorts Simpson into XVI Corps Headquarters. Lt. Gen. Simpson and MG Anderson stand with British Army Generals including MG Lyne of British 7th Armored. Simpson then puts on coat and helmet. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lt. Gen. Simpson, Lt. Gen. Omar N Bradley come out of the Corps Headquarter building and enter a car.
UH-1D helicopters carry soldiers of 25th Infantry Division, 22D Infantry and 2D battalion of the U.S. Army to Nui Ba Den Mountain, Vietnam. Two UH-1D helicopters on the landing pad with their rotors turning. A U.S. soldier in the airborne helicopter has a M14 rifle with sniper scope. An officer in the helicopter talks on radio. The helicopter passes Nui Ba Den Mountain. A soldier watches as the helicopter approaches. The helicopters land and soldiers get off. The helicopters take off. (Vietnam War period).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Lend-Lease Act in the White House during World War 2. He later signs bill approving first transfer of war material. U.S. Ambassador John D. Winant greeting King George VI of England. Shows four old American destroyers entering British Harbor as a part of Lend-Lease plan and Navy Department Munitions Building in Washington D.C.
View of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20002, United States) in Washington DC. People entering the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20002, United States). View of the National Mall, with the Washington Monument seen in the background. Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington DC. Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol park and the U.S. Capitol. View of the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, D.C., DC 20004, United States). The statue “Valor” by Leo Friedlander flanks the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Dedication under “Valor” reads “VALOR Leo Friedlander Sculptor CAST IN BRONZE MILAN 1950 A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITALY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”. Bronze statues “Sacrifice” and “Valor” flank the Arlington Memorial Bridge (2912 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C., DC 20418, United States). The Lincoln Memorial building is seen. Cars driving in Washington DC. View of the National Gallery of Art (Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20565, United States) in Washington DC. Sign reads ‘NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART”. “Madonna and Child” painting by Sandro Botticelli, on display at the National Gallery of Art. Ambassador Manlio Giovanni Brosio and an American official, Mr. Bunker, views the Alba Madonna by Raphael. View of the Alba Madonna painting. “Portrait of a Man” by Florentine painter Andrea del Castagno. A triptych from the Italian renaissance “The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene” by Pietro Perugino. “Saint George and the Dragon” by Raphael. Trees outside the White House. View of the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500, United States) in Washington DC. Italian cameraman uses camera labeled “La Settimana Incom”. Italian journalist captures on film President Dwight Eisenhower going out of the White House with men. Italian journalist nods with satisfaction. Fountain in front of the White House. Aerial view of the South Lawn at the White House and surrounding areas.
Newsreel titled "Plane crash kills 2 officers making blind flying test." On 27 February, 1937, Two Army Air Corps Reserve pilots are killed in the crash of a North American BT-9A, 36-118, "3", of the Air Detachment, 6th USAAC Area. (Reportedly, the accident occurred as 2d Lt. John P. Spake, in the front cockpit, was practicing instrument flying under a hood, while being monitored by 2d Lt. Clyde H. Wood, Jr in the rear cockpit.) The remains of the aircraft are seen at the edge of the Chicago Municipal Airport. Many spectators surround the crash site. A closeup of mangled wreckage encompassing the two cockpits. Two bodies are covered by tarpaulins near the broken left wing. Fire rescue officers carry one to a waiting ambulance.
The USS Forrestal is seen tied up at a pier in her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia. View of a metal plaque reading: U.S.S. Forrestal CVA-59. Rear Admiral, Charles D. Griffin, Commander of Carrier Division 4, welcomes the visitors aboard the Forrestal (his flagship). Scene shifts to the aircraft carrier deck, where numerous McDonnell F3H-2 Demon aircraft are parked. View of visitors on the flight deck near the Island with many aircraft parked with wings folded in background. The narrator visitor seen with his guide, Lieutenant Kirk Carter. Nose view of an A4D-2 aircraft of VA-72 (Hawks), being worked on by plane captain. Hawks painted on the nose. Red shirt armorers loading ammunition. The civilian guests conversing with ship's personnel. Ship's captain, Richard E. Kibbe, talking with a visitor. The order to cast off being sent from the bridge. Ship's company lined up in formation in dress whites. A group of Blue shirt flight deck crewmen conversing. View of a landing mirror landing aid. View from the air, of the Forrestal underway. Some AD-6 Skyraider aircraft start engines, with wings folded. A Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter preparing for takeoff. Several Douglas A-3 Skywarrior aircraft are catapulted from the Forrestal. The Guided Missile Cruiser, USS Boston (CAG-1) passing the Forrestal.
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