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Invasion Task Force of U.S. warships headed for Sicily during World War II.

Scenes from Task Force of U.S.Naval warships en route for the invasion of Sicily in World War 2, as filmed from the destroyer USS Nelson, DD-623. Fueling operations between the fleet oiler USS Chemung, AO-30, the destroyer USS Nelson, DD-623 and an unknown Baltimore Class light cruiser. The crew of the USS Nelson cast off from the USS Chemung. A signalman controls a signal light as the USS Nelson pulls ahead of the USS Chemung. Port side of the attack transport USS William P. Biddle, APA-8, with more of the convoy in the background. Stern and port side of the attack transport USS Susan B. Anthony, AP-72. On the USS Nelson, DD-632, looking aft at the starboard dual mounted 40-mm bofors anti-aircraft gun and number three turret for a 5"/38 dual purpose gun. On the USS Nelson, DD-632, looking aft at the fan-tail and depth-charge racks. Crew members washing clothes, sunning, relaxing and with two on watch with sound-powered phones.

Date: 1943, June
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027932
U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade soldiers patrol in Saigon, Vietnam.

Troops from unit D/3/7 of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade, patrol streets in the Cholon district of Saigon, Vietnam. Local people go about ordinary activities. A man carrying a white flag containing a red cross, emerges from an alley, leading several others carrying a red coffin. A man on a Honda motor scooter drives past. A woman sits on the back of the scooter. A man rides past on a three wheel pedicab, with baggage loaded in passenger seat, as the funeral cortege enters the street. The U.S. Army patrol continues along a dirt road. Closeup of one of the soldiers with full field pack. Commander of the unit, 1st Lieutenant Jim Gentile, stops and gives directions, pointing with his hands. Seen next, in quick succession are Dewey Edwards (from the Baltimore MD area) and then Bob Cheatham, carrying an M79 grenade launcher and wearing a belt of ammunition over his shoulder. lieutenant Gentile on a radiophone, and then leading soldiers into a house. Infantryman Bob Cheatham and others searching the house for evidence of Viet Cong. Two soldiers comparing notes as they look over detailed maps. Soldiers walking in outdoor storage areas and past a group of Vietnamese working in a yard filled with large stone blocks. U.S. Soldiers in front of a French-style concrete house. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1968, February 8
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030478
A policeman helps a tourist at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

Tourist Police marching in Rome, Italy. Two Carabiniere salute. People see. A woman asks for help to a policeman. Tourist police marching along the ruins of the Roman Forum (Foro Romano, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Tourist police march to the Vatican to receive a papal blessing. A policeman acts as a guide to a couple inside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A policeman helps a woman near the Roman Forum. Insignia on sleeve of a policeman reads "English". A Swedish woman takes help from a policeman. A suitcase with travel stickers such as Hotel Baltimore. Policeman sees through binoculars. The woman gives him flowers and a kiss. Italian policeman acts confused.

Date: 1951, April 26
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034668
Condensed highlights of U.S. forces engaging Japanese in Pacific island-hopping campaign (WW2)

Aerial view from high altitude, shows convoy of American warships underway in the Pacific War in 1943 (World War II). Nearest ship seen is an aircraft carrier. Illustrated globe and animated map show a Naval Task Force headed through the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. Three U.S. Navy Douglas Dauntless dive bombers seen flying in formation with an aircraft carrier steaming in the background. Glimpse of more aircraft carriers. Sailors in the powder handling room of the Cruiser USS Chicago (CA-29) carrying cylinders of powder for her 8-inch guns. Sailors, stripped to the waist, in one of her gun turrets, load an 8-inch shell and powder charges into the breech of one of Chicago's guns. Interesting view from below, as they close the breech and step back as the gun fires. Glimpse of Naval guns firing from a U.S. warship. Another view of sailors loading an 8-inch gun on the USS Chicago. (Note: The USS Chicago was lost between Rennel Island and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 30 January 1943.) A Baltimore Class Cruiser firing its guns. Flashes from naval guns firing from several American warships in close succession. Fire directed at the shore of a Japanese held island. Gun camera footage from a U.S. warplane strafing Japanese aircraft on the ground at an enemy air base. More gun camera footage of strafing and bombing. Closeup of a U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Liberator bomber in flight, with others in the background. Views from U.S. Aircraft as their bombs strike Japanese targets on the ground below. A U.S. Navy TBF Avenger aircraft flying overhead as viewed from a landing craft. View from inside a landing craft full of U.S. troops heading toward an amphibious landing. Closeup glimpse of Coxswain in landing craft and troops aboard behind him. Amphibious landings being made under fierce friendly and enemy fire. U.S. troops leaving their landing craft under enemy fire. Marines firing small arms, machine guns, and using hand grenades, in Tarawa, Kiribati. Views of fallen Japanese defenders on Tarawa. Closeup of Marine smoking a cigarette. Another is binding shoulder wound of a buddy. American flag raised on one of the few still standing palm trees. American Marines saluting the flag. Bodies of fallen American marines floating at the shore and on the sands of Tarawa. Marines departing Tarawa. Scene shifts to Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, seated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Cairo, Egypt on 25 November 1943. Leading Allied military leaders sit at a table to hammer out details of postwar plans. American officers present include U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall and Chief of the Army Air Forces, General Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040074
United States Navy Cruiser anchored off coast of France and firing guns during World War II.

United States Navy vessels underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II invasion of occupied France. Unidentified United States Navy Baltimore-class heavy cruiser at anchor. At least once, the Cruiser fires her guns. Smoke rises near the cruiser.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049223
Steamers "Cambrian Range" and "Hallbjorg" halted at sea by the German cruiser, SMS Möwe, during World War I.

German Cruiser intercepting munitions-carrying ships in Atlantic Ocean during World War 1. English steamer "Cambrian Range" bound from Baltimore to Liverpool, with cargo of munitions, is given signal to halt at once, by the German Cruiser, SMS Möwe (sometimes written as Moewe) in mid Atlantic, on December 9, 1916 . Some crew from the steamer are seen pulling away from the vessel in a lifeboat (to be held on the Möwe). In similar fashion, the Norwegian Steamer, "Hallbjorg" carrying munitions from New York to Bordeaux, is halted by a warning shot from the Möwe's machine-cannon on December 4, 1916. View of the Möwe's gun crew firing. German sailors row a boat to the Hallbjorg to take control of it. View of the crew from Hallbjorg being taken aboard the Möwe.

Date: 1916, December 9
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049912