Arrival of U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division soldiers home to the United States at the end of their deployment in Europe during World War 2. Happy U.S. Army troops smile as they leave ship pier with transport duffel bags and boarding a waiting railroad train. Close-up views of Timberwolf patches on shoulder of uniforms. Transport ship docking at pier. Large sign on side of transport reads "104th Timberwolves" (the U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division) and troops seen aboard transport ship. Major General Allen (Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.) comes down gangplank. General is greeted by his wife (Mary Frances Robinson Allen) and teenage son (Terry Allen Jr., who, later, as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, was killed during the Vietnam War Battle of Ong Thanh in 1967). Troops with bags walk up stairs. (World War II period)
United States KC-135 A aircraft at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States KC-135 A aircraft taxis along the runway at the air force base. United States airmen in the foreground as the plane taxis along. An airman with insignia on his uniform which reads ' POE U.S. Air Force '. The aircraft takes off followed by a RB-66 B aircraft. A United States F-105 D aircraft takes off. F-4C and KC-135 A aircraft take off. A sign on a building reads ' Crash Rescue Takhli Air Base Thailand '. Tankers in the foreground.
United States airmen from Takhli RTAFB sightseeing in Bangkok, Thailand during the Vietnam War. United states Air Force personnel on R&R in Bangkok. They visit Buddhist temple Wat Arun (158 Thanon Wang Doem, Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok 10600, Thailand) which is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. They take pictures. They climb up the stairs of Wat Arun Temple. Boats in the river with the temple in the foreground. Tourists sightseeing around the temple.
United States 4252nd Strategic Wing headquarters in Takhli, Thailand during the Vietnam War. United States Air Force personnel sleep, read and write letters in their quarters. Men put on their jackets. Three caps on a shelf. Men pick them up and wear them. They come out of a building and walk past a sign that reads ' Headquarters SO 4252nd Strategic Wing '. Another sign reads ' Season's greetings '.
American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. Staff cars pull up outside a building and Arthur Godfrey gets off a car. Men on a balcony click his pictures. Godfrey is greeted by a Colonel and he speaks to a man. They enter and later leave the building. Godfrey and others get into staff cars and drive away. The convoy of cars on a road. It enters the flight line gates. Officers bid farewell to Godfrey and others as he looks at some papers. Arthur Godfrey boards a United States T-39 A and it takes off.
'Deployment to Thailand': A documentary about deployment of United States 430th Tactical Air Command Fighter Squadron in Takhli, Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States C-135 A lands and taxis along the runway at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base. United States Air Force personnel of 430th Fighter Squadron exit plane and climb down a ladder. Airmen stand at the base and wave a signal. A man emerges from bushes and hugs them. He guides them through a forested area. One of the airman carries all the bags. They arrive inside a building with beds lined up against the wall. An airman unrolls a mattress on the floor and lies down. Another airman takes off his shoes and gets into a bed. It comes crashing down on the floor.