Chinese army leaves Shanghai for Manchuria, China. Chinese troops delouse themselves by using Dichloro Diphenyl Trichliroethane (DDT) over each others head and clothes to get ready for re-sailing on U.S. landing crafts. Troops carry equipment and luggage aboard crafts.
U.S. explorer Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic III expedition to Antarctica. Expedition members assemble a dog sled on the deck of the Barkentine, USS Bear, while underway to the Antarctic during Admiral Byrd's 3rd Expedition.
U.S. Marines of the 1st Tank Battalion aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) headed toward Peleliu in the Palau Islands during World War 2. Marines work on their M4A2 Sherman tanks aboard ship. They use tar and tape to seal places on the tanks as they prepare them for amphibious assault.They clean a hatch on one. A Marine points out water proofing points on tank. A slate reads "motor trouble" on September 12th. Another reads: "Passing Army Convoy." Then a long line of ships is seen on the horizon in the distance.
German prisoners of war in Normandy, during World War 2. LCI(L) 541 is seen departing from Omaha beach, filled with German prisoners of war. Scene shifts to a pier in England, United Kingdom, where the German soldiers and officers are boarding an American Coast Guard troop ship, for transport to Prisoner of War centers in the United States. Aerial view of an ocean liner, converted to a troop ship, underway. Views of German POWs on a ship's deck.
Belmont-class technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) underway in the Atlantic Ocean while heading towards Little Creek, Virginia. A copilot in a helicopter. USS Liberty seen through the starboard window of the helicopter. The ship pulls away from the helicopter. Port beam view of the ship. Crew on the deck of the ship. USS Liberty passes through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in a heavy rain. USS Liberty underway in Hampton Roads. Port bow of the ship. A small craft underway in the background. The ship's crew.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Manila, Philippines. Trucks loaded with men move. President Nixon's motorcade moves ahead. A sign reads 'Landing on Moon'. Flag waving children lined up along a street. President Nixon walks through a cheering crowd. President Nixon and the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon with others at Malacanang Palace.
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