Operation Torch, Allied invasion of North Africa, during World War II. Convoys of Allied transport ships underway in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy destroyer of Benson class. Rigging of a transport in the foreground. The transport ship with rigging and a winch in the foreground. A convoy underway at sea. Higgins boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) number PA26-23 from the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) which was the Flagship for the operation, pulled up on a beach. U.S. troops disembark and run up the beach.
Operation Torch, Allied invasion of North Africa, during World War II. Free French troops aboard the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) in waters off Algeria. The troops load into Higgins boats LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). French troops climb over the rail of the transport as they get into the LCVP which then pulls away. The LCVP underway with the transport ship anchored in the background. Several LCVPs head towards a beach. Two U.S. Coast Guardsmen, in a boat flying a striped maroon and gold flag, seem to be monitoring and supervising the other boats. French troops unload at the beach.
United States ships off the shore of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Low lying hills on the beach of Okinawa. Wrecked ships at the coast as men work on them. United States Naval fleet in the background. A white puff of smoke rises from the beach. Tracers being fired in the dark at night.
A training of U.S. OSS ( Office of the Strategic Services) personnel for underwater demolition at Salt Key in Nassau, Bahama Island during World War II. OSS personnel of the underwater operations seated under trees as they eat sandwiches for lunch. Men work on their boats. Two men row boats. A man looks at a compass. Personnel learn about navigation at a beach. Men at the beach as they take lessons in infiltration. The Governor of Bahamas visits the island. OSS personnel lined as the Governor meets them. The men skin dive for recreation. Two personnel come ashore. A man on a floating platform with mascot dog Henry. The men swim and float on wooden platforms during their free time. The personnel practice shooting, navigation, handling boats and radio operations.
United States 5th Army's invasion of Anzio, Italy during World War II. 5th Army soldiers on landing crafts at a beach. The soldiers unload supplies at the beach. Equipment bing unloaded at a portable dock. Burning American ships in a harbor. Smoke rises from strafed ships. 5th Army troops in the town of Anzio after occupying it. German fighter airplanes attack the area. Anti aircraft guns being fired at the German aircraft. A German ME-109 aircraft being shot down. A U.S. Army truck burns in a street. A DUKW ( amphibious truck) on fire. It is towed out of a congested supply area to prevent the fire from spreading across other equipment. Wreckage of a burnt U.S. Army truck.
The Allied campaign in Lae- Salamaua in New Guinea during World War II. An animated map of New Guinea depicts the Allied activities in Salamaua and Lae. Allied soldiers fire pack Howitzer at Japanese positions in a wooded area. Smoke rises. Soldiers advance along the jungle terrain. An Allied convoy underway. The Australian 9th Division heads for Lae. Naval guns fired at the shoreline before the landing. Japanese aircraft in flight is shot down. The Australian 9th Division soldiers transfer from a ship onto a barge and head for the coast. Soldiers land and move inland. Engineers build bridges and repair roads. Soldiers push heavy equipment through the jungle. A wrecked truck on the beach. A jeep carries supplies on the beach. Soldiers aboard an American patrol boat off the coast of Lae.
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