Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Smoke rises from the coast of Sicily just before the invasion by American troops. Explosions occur on a beach as aircraft drop 500 and 1000 pound bombs. U.S. support boats with beach barrage rockets head towards the coast of Sicily. Troops aboard the support boats as they head for the coast. Mountains in the background.
Allied soldiers in Sicily, Italy during World War II. Officers and an Electrician's Mates attend a decorative ceremony. The officers check medals and ribbons before they are presented to the soldiers. A Brigadier General pins up medals onto soldiers in a ceremony. U.S. soldiers salute the American flag as a retreat is sounded. The Brigadier General pins up medals onto two Electrician's Mates. An Electrician's Mate poses after being presented the medal. The medal on the chest of the Electrician's Mate.
Italian Crown Prince Umberto visits Florence, Italy. People holding flags wait to welcome the crown prince. Prince Umberto with other officials arrives in a car. He initiates memorial for dead soldiers. He stands with officials. Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Alfonso Maria Cardinal Mistrangelo blesses the crown prince. People stand near a planted tree. People plant trees.
German Crown Prince Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest in Naples, Italy. The German Crown Prince with other personnel. He smokes while standing near a wire fence.
The funeral procession of a socialist slain by the members of political party Fascisti in Rome, Italy. People walk in the funeral procession. Some people stand on the streets and watch.
The 8th Evacuation Hospital in Pietramelara, Italy. A Laboratory courier jeep comes up the road and pulls into the hospital area. Medics move and carry the injured on stretchers in hospital area. The jeep stops in front of Laboratory entrance. Driver gets out of jeep and carries package into hospital laboratory. Interiors of a laboratory. Laboratory workers include enlisted men and officers perform tests for hemoglobin, hematocrit and plasma protein. A man drops blood drops into copper sulphate action mixture bottles. Laboratory worker at table moves from work area to refrigerator to bring bottles. He starts working on table.
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