U.S. Army soldiers undergo training for tank attack. Light M3 tanks advance through sandy, shrubby terrain followed by infantry. Tanks fire, many explosions across the terrain. Soldiers take cover in the thick shrubs. Hills and the ocean visible in the background. Smoke emerges due to several explosions. (World War II period).
United States soldiers during a landing maneuvers exercise. Soldiers crouched in a Landing Craft Personnel (LCP) under way. Soldiers and sailors aboard a transport ship. (World War II period).
United States soldiers on a ship during a landing maneuvers exercise. Soldiers disembark from transport ship to Landing Crafts Personnel (LCP). Soldiers scale down ship nets. Many LCPs under way. (World War II period).
United States soldiers during a landing maneuvers exercise. A sailor watches Landing Crafts Personnel (LCP) underway. Soldiers disembark from transport ship to Landing Crafts Personnel (LCP) with the help of ship nets. An officer observes the exercise from aboard the ship. (World War II period).
Thomas Woodrow Wilson is named President of the United States in 1913. The inaugural address of the President at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Dignitaries and officials arrive in cloaks and hats for the ceremony. Guests include outgoing President William Howard Taft, British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, German ambassador to the U.S. Count Von Bernstorff, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chief Justice of the U.S. Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and Ted Wilson. The President and other attendees take their place on the podium. A large crowd gathered to witness the ceremony. The Chief Justice along with the President. President Wilson addresses the crowd. The band and troops march on the streets.
Plywood used to make war material for the Invasion of Normandy. Birch, maple and mahogany logs are boiled for 24 hours. The logs are rounded on rollers and then peeled into long sheets of veneer. Women war production workers take out thin sheets of wood made from the logs. The sheets are then put into drying ovens to reduce the moisture. Women make an alternating wood and glue pile. These are stacked and put into a machine press to make the finished plywood. Workers put together and weld the prepared plywood. The plywood is used to make landing crafts, boats, pontoons, army holding boards, gliders and fighter planes. Men construct boats and crafts. A glider takes off. Worker under the plane. British de Havilland Mosquito bombers parked in a row. The plywood was a major component of the Mosquitoes .
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