A railroad train carrying a U.S. Navy 14-inch railway gun, on a Mk I gun car, along with other cars containing associated personnel,supplies and equipment, arriving at a depot in France, during World 1. Most of the cars are marked "USN." In next scene, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, stands in a field with two U.S. Navy Captains and U.S. Army Major General Henry T. Allen, along with two other Army officers. General Allen escorts Roosevelt to the railway gun train, where he climbs aboard the rear access door of the Mk I car. An American flag flies over the car. Camera pans along the car to where Roosevelt is seen standing beneath the 14-inch gun barrel. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. soldiers on the Western Front during the Grand Offensive of World War I. Caissons pulling artillery on a field. Soldiers stand near an anti aircraft gun. Shells being loaded into the gun and soldiers aiming the gun towards aircraft.
U.S. soldiers on the Western Front during the Grand Offensive of World War I. Aerial view of a battlefield. Rubbled houses in an area. Soldiers standing along the sides of a rail road. Tents in the background.
U.S. soldiers on the Western Front during the Grand Offensive of World War I. A truck parked on a field. A narrow gorge through a camp. Soldiers cooking food in a field kitchen. Prisoners of war are marched along an area under guard. Soldiers in a dug out petting a dog. A soldier stands outside a building. Sign boards on a building.
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of St. Mihiel grand offensive during World War I. Soldiers seated in a field. Soldiers resting on a battlefield. Trees in the background. A tank moves on a field. Smoke from firing and bombardment on the battlefield in the valley, as seen from elevated camera placement. U.S. Army soldiers advancing. Some of the soldiers lying in prone positions. One begins to fix bayonet. American soldiers firing rifles.
U.S. soldiers during the Grand Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Soldiers digging a trench in a field. The U.S. Army soldiers resting in foxholes in the field. Some of the soldiers writing letters. American soldier shaving his beard. A group of soldiers playing cards. A soldier sitting alone reading a small book or bible.