Admiral Harold R Stark takes over the post of Chief of Naval operations, succeeding Admiral William D Leahy, newly appointed Governor General of Puerto Rico in Washington DC. Former Secretary of State Francis B Sayre, new commissioner to the Philippines, leaves the White House with ex-commissioner Paul V McNutt, after a conference with President Roosevelt.
View of 2 long parallel lines of American men in civilian clothing, carrying suitcases, and arriving at a U.S. Army training camp in the United States during World War 1. The new recruits or draftees heading into camp. Next scene shows a large field area filled with newly uniformed American soldiers. An officer stands on a platform above the soldiers. The soldiers all take seats on the ground for an address. The officer addresses the soldiers. The soldiers stand again at the end of the address.
Czechoslovakian Chief of Police swears in new officers in Prague’s Old Town Square (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Josefov, Czechia). Police troops parade around Old Town Square and surrounding streets. Czechoslovakian Interior Minister Vaclav Nosek meets Security-Service General Frantisek Janda. Vaclav Nosek speaks to assembled officers and Catholic priests.
Two pilots stand in front of a P-40 airplane at the Curtiss Aircraft Company in Buffalo, NY. The pilots are H. Lloyd Child, Curtiss’ chief test pilot (at left) and apparently a USAAF major (at right). They are performing acceptance flight tests on new planes during World War II. Another pilot is in the cockpit of the plane behind them. A P-40 is seen taxiing rapidly on the ramp near the Curtiss hangars at the Buffalo Airport. A shiny P-40 being taxied. The first P-40 takes off and climbs out with landing gear extended. The shiny one does likewise. The first P-40 is seen circling high overhead, with landing gear still extended. Next, it is seen over the runway on final approach, about to land. Curtiss employees move aircraft parts in an open stake truck, next to a building, in the foreground.
U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 pilots of the 80th (Headhunters) Fighter Squadron in New Guinea, during World War 2. Three native tribesmen in regalia gather near a P-38. One U.S. pilot on a wing, waves his arms to indicate flying. Other pilot holds an illustration of a New Guinea warrior near the plane, indicating to a tribesman the intent to paint it on the fuselage. One of the three tribesmen poses for a picture inside the plane cockpit. (Note:The 80th Fighter Squadron was nicknamed the "Headhunters" by Squadron Commander Major Ed "Porky" Cragg in honor of these local New Guinea natives who hated the Japanese and helped American pilots return to their bases if they were shot down.)
Allied troops attack Japanese bases in New Guinea. Australian jungle troops cover difficult to climb terrain, hauling supplies by manpower alone. New Zealand troops in snow covered Italian Alps. The Army troops from New Zealand wear white camouflage coverings in the snow terrain, and advance up mountain terrain. Aerial view of beach area at Anzio, Italy. U.S. Army forces escort capture German troops who continue to surrender. Some include Nazi troops from the Hermann Goering division. view of German Prisoners of War as they receive medical care for minor and major injuries. American nurses arrive in Anzio and tend the wounded. A German aircraft attacking Allies in Anzio is shot down and the German warplane plunges toward the ground trailing smoke. View of U.S. Army personnel examining the wreckage of a German plane that crash landed in Italy.
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