A U.S. 3rd Division soldiers training in Anzio area, Italy during World War II. A group of soldiers watches a patrol demonstration near Anzio. The patrol leader inspects and instructs his men. The patrol leader and his men inspect a chart.
A U.S. 3rd Division soldiers training in Anzio area, Italy during World War II. Soldiers in prone position fire rifle grenades. A grenade on the muzzle of a rifle. The soldiers advance on a field. A group of soldiers watches from a hillside. Smoke rises from the field due to grenade explosions. Grenade explosions near a German tank.
A U.S. 3rd Division soldiers training in Anzio area, Italy during World War II. A patrol leader instructs his men. A soldier in a prone position fires a rifle. The soldiers crouched on a field.
A U.S. 3rd Division soldiers training in Anzio area, Italy during World War II. A wrecked Italian tank in a field. A grenade explosion near the tank throws billows of smoke up in the air. The soldiers advance through the field and fire rifles. Grenade explosions near the tank. A soldier runs on a hillside.
A film titled 'Happy Warriors' on procedures for rotating U.S. Army Air Force airmen from England to the United States for rest and relaxation during World War II. Several views of U.S. B-17s, B-24s and other bombers in flight through flak over enemy areas in Europe. Tail codes on B-17s identify them as belonging to the 95th Bombardment Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force. Various crew members seen at their respective crew stations aboard the bombers. Falling bombs explode on ground targets.View of a failed engine in flight and the propeller being feathered. General Eisenhower shaking hands with crew of a B-26 Marauder named "Son of Satan," with about 50 bombs painted on its fuselage for missions flown. A military bus arrives at the 127th Replacement Battalion's Washington Hall. USAAF fliers step from the bus and make their way to the receiving office. A sign reads: "New Arrivals Report to Rear Door." Among the group of aviators walking to the reception area is one carrying a small puppy dog. Colonel William A. Gayle, Battalion Commander, of Montgomery, Alabama (and later Mayor of Montgomery), poses with his headquarters staff. "Puddles" the mascot dog of the Post joins in for the picture. Posing and smiling is Sergeant Major Holloway, who has been Colonel Gayle's "right hand man" since the unit was organized in 1942. The fliers stand informally as a Sergeant calls the roll. The fliers undergo screening of their individual possessions for security purposes. A navigator has his maps taken away, to be returned when he returns from leave. Captain Baldridge, in charge of the mess,tastes and personally approves dishes from the kitchen before they are served to the Army aviators.
Fliers from U.S. bomber crews take leave at 127th Replacement Battalion site Washington Hall, Chorley, Lancashire, England while awaiting final orders to return home, during World War 2. A sign reads 'Special Service Office'. An officer checks out a tennis racquet.On a comical note, the staff hand one flier a live dog, that he carries away. One flier obtains a pair of dice. A group of fliers plays volleyball. One flier works out on a heavy bag with boxing gloves, while another practices gymnastics on a pair of rings. An officer in uniform pitches a baseball from the mound. A group of American fliers, on tour of nearby towns, leaves a parish church to continue on their tour. The Rector waves to them from the church. Expert British guides accompany the group. The group is seen looking at a rebuilding project, and walking in a major city.
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