A rest camp in Bains-Le-Bains, France during World War II. Allied soldiers outside 'Hotel Kelly'. An officer reads out from a paper as soldiers load onto a truck. The truck pulls away. Soldiers board a truck as they leave Shangri La Camp. Exteriors of a church. Soldiers and civilians enter and exit the church. Allied soldiers with Red Cross girls as they smile and laugh on a snow covered field. The soldiers and the girls engage in snow fight.
A rest camp in Bains-Le-Bains, France during World War II. Allied soldiers play table tennis. A soldier seated in a chair smokes a cigar. The soldiers play a dart game and chess. A soldier at a desk as he writes a letter and other soldiers in the background read magazines and newspapers. A soldier plays a pool game. A soldier talks to a WAC (Women Army Corps) soldier.
Allied troops on the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Troops of the 5th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Cavalry Division arrive at the beachhead at Cape Sudest in a truck. Troops unload and await embarkation onto LSTs ( Landing Ship Tanks). Allied soldiers seated on the beach smoke, examine rifles, rest and play a portable phonograph. The soldiers embark onto the LSTs. The soldiers with full field equipment cross a small bridge. A small craft at anchor. Soldiers at the rail of a ship. A number of LSTs lined along the beach.
Allied troops aboard a ship underway in the Pacific Ocean heading towards Manus Island in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Silhouette of men at the rail of an LST (Landing Ship Tank). LCMs (Landing Crafts Mechanized) and ships of a convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. A convoy of ships at anchor. Soldiers on the deck of a ship load ammunition boxes. A sailor scans the horizon with binoculars. A sailor uses a sextant. Men on the bridge of the ship. Soldiers play chess, sleep, play harmonica, rest, play cards and read magazines.
Allied troops aboard a ship on their way to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea during World War II. U.S. soldiers on the deck of an LST (Landing Ship Tank) underway in the Pacific Ocean. A soldier with a pet cockatoo. View of helmsman at the wheel. View from porthole of troops on the deck of the LST . Closeup of two playing chess. Glimpse of ship's Coast Guard officers on the bridge. Sailor in the Crow's nest. Glimpse of other ships in the convoy. Sailors man antiaircraft guns on deck. View of interesting cloud formations over the water as seen from ship's deck. Soldiers, antiaircraft guns, and another ship, silhouetted against sky at dawn or sunset. More shipboard views and views of the convoy. Landing craft head toward the shore of Manus Island. Several subchasers pass at high speed. Smoke rising from Manus Island. A Hahan-Dunlap class destroyer, at anchor. View from camera LST as it and others approach the shore of Manus Island. Closeups of LSTs at the shore, with numerous palm trees on the beach. Beach covered with men and equipment. Truck drives off an LST and heads ashore where camp is already well established with tents.
Allied forces in Palau during World War II. An aircraft lands at an airstrip in Palau. Allied forces fire artillery. Smoke rises. U.S. Marines advance across a field. A U.S. Marines Corps F4U Corsair aircraft in flight as it attacks Japanese positions. A column of smoke rises. The Marines load shells in an artillery and fire at Japanese cave positions. Wounded Marines on the ground. The wounded being placed on a litter and rescued amidst heavy shelling. A landing craft with troops loaded on to it heads for a beach. Aircraft in flight as they bombard the coast. Crafts arrive at the coast. Artillery being fired as tanks advance.
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