American soldiers collect bits of wreckage from Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt's airplane, where it crashed in Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. They place these items on the grave of Lt. Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, where he had been buried by German aviators who also placed the inscribed wooden cross seen in closeup. View of the soldiers surrounding the grave with bared bowed heads as one stands at attention. Next, a Chaplain is seen reading from a prayer book as he conducts a brief funeral service. A Colonel stands next to him along with a group of soldiers wearing overseas caps and trench coats. Some of the soldiers place items on the grave and straighten it up. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British Expeditionary Force commander and Field Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig, debarks from a smaller ship onto a dock in Dover in December 1918, soon after the signing of the armistice ending World War 1. White cliffs of Dover seen briefly in background behind a large ship. Victorious Marshal Haig is met by Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. A man with a royal mace stands behind the officers. British Royal Navy Guard of Honor band in white helmets plays as Commander Haig and Commander Keyes pass by the assembled forces. Civilians are lined up behind the military forces to welcome home Field Marshal Haig.
Shows U.S. Army troops at the war front in France during World War I. U.S. 39th and 58th infantry Regiments advance under machine gun and artillery fire at Montfaucon and Nantillois in Meuse, France on September 28,1918.
U.S. 16th infantry troops at Seicheprey in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France on September 14th,1918, during World War 1. The troops take cover in a hole left by an exploded shell. Then they advance through the barbed wire fences and enemy fire. U.S. Medical Corps men tend to the wounded.
View of a medical first aid dressing station of the U.S. 18th Infantry at Exermont in France on October 5th ,1918. American soldiers receive first aid. Bandages being applied to a soldier's leg. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
U.S. Army 1st Division troops fire 1914 Hotchkiss heavy machine guns at the enemy at Exermont in France on October 4th,1918 during World War I. Soldier spots enemy's machine gun nest through his periscope binoculars.German machine gun nests are destroyed with hand grenades and rifle grenades.
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