American soldiers taking out horses from a train car at a railroad station in France, after their arrival during World War 1. U.S. Army soldiers attach a ramp from the train for the animals to descend. Soldiers of different ranks can be seen. Another soldier carries out rifles from the train.
A large cheering crowd spread across the streets of Paris on the day of Armistice which marks the end of World War I. Crowd has a large number of women as well. The celebrating crowd cheers for the motorcade of delegates going for the peace talks.
African American soldiers of the 369th infantry regiment 93rd Division of the U.S. army at a base camp in France during World War I (the group was also called the "Harlem Hellfighters"). A white officer of the Division can also be seen.
The soldiers of 369th infantry regiment 93rd Division of the U.S. Army (also called the "Harlem Hellfighters") during World War I. The African American soldiers at their positions at the western front. The troop walking through channels of trenches. Soldiers having a meal in a battle trench.
Views of oil-stained motor lifeboat and cabin picket boat used by U.S. Coast Guard in rescuing survivors from the tanker, R.P. Resor, after it was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-578, on the night of 28 February, 1942, in World War 2. The Resor burned for hours afterwards with fire spread by leaking cargo oil. The only survivors, Seaman John Forsdal, and Coxwain Daniel Hey, are seen in the Coast Guard Station dining room following their rescue.
The Nationalist Chinese Salween Campaign against Japanese forces in Western Yunnan Province, during World War 2. Kuomintang (KMT) Chinese Air Force airplanes drop bombs on Japanese positions in valley near Salween River. U.S.Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft of the Air Transport Command's India-China Wing, airdrop military supplies to elements of the KMT army. U.S. military advisors (plus two pet dogs) help the Chinese to retrieve the airdropped supplies. They load mortar tubes and munitions on the shoulders of Chinese soldiers, who are also seen fastening loads on the backs of mules. The Chinese troops transport the supplies up winding mountainous paths into a destroyed town.
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