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U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses bomb city in Europe during World War II.

U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses bomb targets in Europe during World War II. A B-17 drops bombs over a city. Aerial views of small islands along a coastal city. Smoke billows up from explosions. Formation of B-17s.

Location: Europe
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061361
U.S. Marines aboard landing crafts and ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Tarawa.

United States ships and a landing craft convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Tarawa of World War II. The shoreline of an island. A transport in the foreground. Marines in camouflaged helmets underway at sea in the foreground.

Location: Pacific Ocean
Date: 1943, November
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062562
U.S. troops and their improvised movie theaters in combat zones during World War II

A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 airplane carrying movies among its cargo bound from New Caledonia to troops stationed at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Views inside the airplane cabin, where troops sit alongside the cargo. Glimpse from cockpit of aircraft on final approach to land on the airfield. Troops unloading canisters of movie films from the C-47. (Handing the movie reels out of the C-47 is Russ Laming of the 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, a.k.a the Thirsty 13th.) Army truck carrying mail bags and movie films driving away from the airfield. U.S. soldiers walk to their makeshift movie tent from foxholes and fortified positions. Sign on the tent reads: "Bougainville Roxy, Tonights feature." Movie projector seen inside the tent, as soldiers enter. Views of movie theaters made out of logs and other available materials at various locations in the Pacific theater of operations. They range from simple and rugged to more elaborate, at rear locations, away from the front lines. U.S. servicemen racing to get the best seats in a theater, as the doors open for a movie. Servicemen walking into an open air theater. They are called to attention as the unit commander arrives and takes his seat. View of wounded soldiers recuperating in a hospital,where a movie camera is being set up in the ward. They are tended by a French nurse wearing a "flying nun" hat (possibly North Africa). Servicemen and women being seated in an outdoor theater, and other places, waiting to watch movies. Allied troops join Americans to watch U.S. movies. A theater sign announcing the week's movie program at a Royal New Zealand Air Force post in the jungles. Courier carrying film canister from a jeep into a jungle theater. Soldier mounting the film on projector. U.S. troops watching a movie outdoors, during rain storm.

Location: Pacific theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062808
U.S. 1st Marine Division training on assault course, under fire, in Australia during World War II.

1st U.S. Marine Division undergoes training at Wagga Wagga Island in Australia during World War 2. Australian Wirraway trainer airplanes fly low over the training ground assault course. Marines advance on an open field. They approach bayonet training dummies, thrust and fire at the dummies. Explosion occurs, raising dust, as they exit the bayonet area. They jump over low barbed wire obstacles. A pair of Wirraway aircraft fly over at treetop level.More explosions occur in the field as Marines arrive at barbed wire obstacles that they must crawl under.They encounter more dummies to bayonet; climb over wooden walls; and rope ladders. A huge explosive charge is set off raising lots of earth near the trainees. Medical team examines someone injured.

Location: Australia
Date: 1943, August 13
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064080
U.S. 1st Marine Division trains on assault course at Wagga Wagga, in Australia, in World War II.

U.S. 1st Marine Division undergoes training at Wagga Wagga Island in Australia during World War 2. Marines train on assault course, under fire. They advance across an open field firing with rifles and jump into a trench. Marines crawl from the trench. Explosions occur as they move ahead on the course. Wirraway trainer airplane flies low overhead. U.S. Marines cross hurdles; climb rope nets and negotiate a rope bridge over marshes. An explosion throws water high into the air next to a Marine crossing the rope bridge..

Location: Australia
Date: 1943, August 13
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064081
Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division cross rope bridge during training at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, in World War II.

U.S. 1st Marine Division undergoes training at Wagga Wagga Island in New South Wales, Australia, during World War 2. Marines cross rope bridges over a small stream. Explosion near them throws water into the air.. Wirraway trainer airplane flies low overhead. Marines wait in line to cross the rope bridge.

Location: Australia
Date: 1943, August 13
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064082
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