Officers and civilians celebrate glory of French soldiers. French officers stand under a shed. Civilian stands at field. Crowd gathers and people talk. They sing La Marseilles national anthem of France. Officer gives speech. Flowers and flags placed on a monument. People hold placard with Luneville written on it.
U.S. 139th infantry Regiment troops encamped in France, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War 1. Camp fires are burning in background. The area is covered by a large set of camouflage tarpaulins. Soldiers are seen emerging from under the tarps. Forests surround the camp. (WWI. WW1.)
The St Mihiel Drive, France, during World War I. U.S. operated SPAD airplanes lined up on a field. U.S. crewmen stand besides the planes. U.S. and German airplane engage in dogfight. German airplane crashed upside down in a field, being examined by American soldiers. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)
The Saint Mihiel Drive, France. U.S. artillery pulled by horses being rushed to the front. Artillerymen dig earth to emplace their French 75s. A soldier sits on pile of spent shells generated by the high rate of fire during the barrage. U.S. artillerymen load and fire their field pieces. ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)
French and American soldiers remove a makeshift fence from around the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (son of former President Theodore Roosevelt) who was killed during aerial combat in skies over Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. He was buried with honors, in a battlefield grave, marked with a simple wooden cross, by German fliers. Now American and French soldiers are seen placing a new fence around the grave, along with a new cross and headstone, engraved in French. They also place floral pieces on the grave.
The Aisne Marne Operation in France. A U.S. Army staff officer opens door of staff car with 1711 painted on its side. U.S. Army Brigadier General Dwight Edward Aultman, Chief of Artillery of the 5th Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, steps from the car and the staff officer briefs him with a map. Two other soldiers remain in front seat of the car. General Aultman poses with fields behind him. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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