A large group of French women stand on a pier, waving American flags, as a troop ship arrives at a port in France, during World War 1. American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), soldiers of the U.S.1st Infantry Division, crowd her deck. The troops are seen leaving the ship by gangplank, and crowding the pier. They then assemble and march off. They proceed through dense crowds on both sides of their line of march. U.S. troops marching along a French city street are approached by French women expressing their appreciation. A French policeman walks with a bicycle, alongside the troops. French policemen march along, behind the Americans. Scene shifts to American soldiers playing musical instruments as others dance with women at an outdoor waterfront cafe, as they wait for transport. Allied officers are seen standing in front of a collection of canvas covered shelters, with a sign above, reading: "Camp Franco-Americain." (This is where arriving American troops undergo training by the French.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) soldiers of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, being trained by French military instructors, soon after their arrival in France, during World War 1. American troops seen spread out in a field, most of them relaxing on the ground. A French instructor showing a U.S. soldier a rifle-propelled grenade. French instructors training American soldiers on hotchkiss, model 1914 machine guns. U.S. soldiers firing them. U.S. troops donning gas masks and then entering a bunker (presumably filled with tear gas) for training purposes. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Army soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces, in France during World War 1. American Army troops in battle gear march along a street, watched by cheering French.civilians.. Soldiers move along the streets and pass through an archway. Soldiers waving as they move in convoy of army trucks. Columns of American soldiers march uphill and over a bridge bear two American soldiers washing at the river under the bridge. The troops at their camp. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. troops of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) wearing gas maskes as they occupy trenches on the Western Front, in France, during World War 1. One soldier using a large hand-held "Ayrton" fan to clear lingering gas from a trench. A shell bursting in air above a fort, as a French FT 17 tank moves across the area. American infantry in gas masks, firing rifles from a trench, as gas drifts over them. A camouflaged French rail gun firing from a railroad siding. Two other views of French rail guns firing. Smoke rising from a nearby shell burst. More views of AEF troops firing rifles from trenches during gas attack. Soldiers moving across no-man's land as shells burst. A mammoth explosion from a demolition charge or siege mortar shell. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Military troops in automobiles and marching on foot in a procession in New York City after World War I. A jubilant crowd and officials cheer for the marching troops celebrating victory in World War 1. Military troops march along streets. Few women present flower bouquets to the marching troops. U.S. Army troops with rifles march in uniform. People and officials in large numbers gather in the streets to welcome and honor soldiers. The troops march under the Arch at Washington SquareThe United States flag flutters. View of soldiers and girls dancing together in the streets of New York City celebrating armistice, the end of World War I, and victory. Friends and relatives greet and hug the soldiers. A curtain reads "It Happened To You" The End.
Japanese newsreel during World War 2 shows United States President Franklin D Roosevelt signs the Lend Lease Act in Washington DC. A view of the White House. The United States flag flutters on the top of the building. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull speaks. United States factories gear up for war production. War production workers busy with machines in a factory. A partially completed U.S. fighter aircraft on a factory floor. Men work on hand operated machines. President Roosevelt signs the Lend Lease Act. Supplies are loaded aboard ships. United States military tanks, trucks and ammunition carried by cranes onto the ships. A Red Cross van loaded aboard a ship. Scene changes to Atlantic Ocean and a convoy of ships at sea. A German submarine crew gets ready to submerge. German U-boat submerge. A convoy of ships underway at sea. Heavy seas and large waves as seen from deck of ship during rough seas. The ships are hit by German torpedoes. A ship sinks after being hit. Survivors of the Allied ship on a raft. Clip contains Japanese slates and Japanese narration.
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