U.S. troops on a ferryboat moving towards New York port of embarkation, United States for transportation to the European Theater during World War II. Helmeted soldiers on the ferryboat. A soldiers smiles. The New York skyline in the background. U.S. soldiers with full packs move towards a dock area from the ferryboat.
British aircraft land aboard an aircraft carrier on the west coast of Canada during World War II. The British flag flutters on an aircraft carrier (which the U.S. furnished to the British Navy under the Lend-Lease Act). A British officer (or Canadian Navy officer) looks through binoculars. British aircraft in flight. A man operates a blinker to direct the aircraft. The aircraft carrier underway at sea. A signal officer signals for landing. An aircraft lands on the flight deck of the carrier. The aircraft wings are folded.
U.S. Navy nurses in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. The nurses disembark from a ship. They wave and get onto a boat. They get off the boat at a pier. GIs welcome the nurses. The nurses arrive in Guadalcanal to take up their hospital duties. A nurse standing beside a tree poses for a camera.
U.S. Merchant Marine amphibious vehicles during the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Equipment roll out of a landing barge. An amphibious DUKW rolls up on a beach. British hospital ship Prague (#61) underway. Men and supplies on the Normandy beach. Allied infantry climb up. The beach in the background. An LCT (Landing Craft Tank) disgorge supplies. A tank is driven away. Soldiers unload supplies. A wind indicator on a masthead. A cargo ship underway in a harbor. Cargo ships at a dock.
The U.S. Coast Guard serves the U.S. Merchant Marine in the United States during World War II. A Coast Guard officer checks identity papers. A sign: 'this side to pay off'. The paymaster's table. Merchant marine personnel being paid.
A U.S. Merchant Marine convoy in the European Theater during World War II. A Liberty ship or cargo ship. The convoy underway at sea. Escorting warships at sea. An officer looks out of a bridge port hole. A submarine surfaces. A sailor peers through glasses. Guns are fired. Officers on the bridge. An oil slick in the sea. A graph shows a decline in merchant ships with time. The convoy in a harbor. Anchors are dropped. Supplies are loaded. An officer looks on. Bombs being loaded. A supply depot. A ship under construction.
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