The Allied Forces crush the Axis troops in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. Newspapers in the U.S. show headlines of surrender of Italy. People in the streets read the newspapers. In New York the Americans of Italian descent celebrate Italy's surrender. Roll of honor. A child holds an American flag. American and Italian flags side by side. An Allied convoy moves towards North Africa. Allied troops land in North Africa. U.S. General Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander; British General Montgomery, commander 8th Army and Lieutenant General Clark, commander of U.S. 5th Army are shown. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Churchill meet at Casablanca. Prelude to surrender- Allied planes drop bombs on islands off Italy. Allied warships off the coast of Sicily. Fighting off the coast. Sicily is invaded by the Allied troops. Americans land on shore. The U.S. 7th Army and the British 8th Army land on Italy's mainland behind a naval bombardment. The Allied soldiers in the streets. U.S. Army Corporal Salvatore DeMarco, of Italian origin, reunites with his family after having left home at age 15. German troops surrender to the U.S. troops and are sent out of the country in ships.
While World War 1 was already underway in Europe,before the United States Air Service began to build up. Two U.S. DeHavilland DH-4 aircraft taking off. A formation of DH-4s in flight. A DH-4 upside down on the ground with soldiers all around it, including one sitting on a rock. Airplanes attacking a balloon aloft, which burns and plummets to earth trailing dark black smoke. A candidate pilot undergoing physical testing. Prospective Army pilots marching and on a flight line with JN-4 Jenny training aircraft. Cadet turns propeller of a Curtiss JN-4 training airplane and the engine starts. Formation of DH-4 aircraft in flight. Lumberjacks felling a giant spruce tree in the Cascade mountain forests of Washington State. Logs being transported by railroad to airplane factories. Men and many women working at an airplane fabricating plant.
New models of cars being displayed at Grand Central Palace at the Auto Show in New York City. Internal parts, machinery, wheels, braking system and interiors of cars are also seen. First car seen is a 1936 DeSoto made by Chrysler. The demonstration shows the right side of the car being removed to reveal the interior. Two other cars are shown.
Munitions ships tied up at DeLong Pier near Camp Vayama, Thailand. Thai trucks moving back and forth on pier. Trucks loaded with Mk 82 bombs and other ammunition move ahead on the route to munitions storage area. Various views of loaded trucks moving on road. (Note: opening slate indicates munitions are destined for U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.)
View of operations on DeLong Pier near Camp Vayama in Thailand. Munitions ship tied at pier. Thai contract personnel unloading crated Mk 82 bombs from the Munitions ship to trucks using cranes. Various views of crated bombs in ship. (Note: Opening slate indicates these munitions are destined for U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.)
DesRon 2 ASW (anti-submarine warfare) "hunter killer" exercises of the USS Wallace L Lind (DD-703) and USS Charles P Cecil, (DD-835) underway in Guantanamo Bay. SH-3A helicopters in flight above water. Helicopter dips sonar in water. An S-2E Med Evac is seen in flight, flying toward signal flare in the water with its mad boom extended.
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