U.S. 3rd Armored Division in Juvigny le Tertre, France during World War II. A soldier comes out of a foxhole, spreads a blanket and arranges equipment after a shell strikes the foxhole.
U.S. 3rd Armored Division in Juvigny le Tertre, France during World War II. Wrecked and bombed town of Juvigny le Tertre. U.S. soldiers search for German snipers. A convoy of trucks moves past bombed buildings. A soldier stands guard at the doorway of a bombed building. The soldiers walk along bombed out buildings.
U.S. 4th Infantry Division in France during World War II. Troops of the 4th Infantry Division prepare and set roadblocks with landmines. A 57 mm anti tank gun crew sets up weapons on a hillside overlooking the main highway. A half truck tows a 57 mm gun into position. The soldiers place the gun into position. They load shells. The barrel of the gun seen between trees.
The United States Army in Paramé near Saint Malo, France during World War 2. Soldiers of the 315th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion set up an 81 mm mortar and fire it. U.S. patrol accompanied by M-4 Sherman tank. Soldier firing Browning automatic rifle. Infantry soldiers make their way through town streets, firing at German troops and snipers shooting at them from buildings. U.S. soldiers provide cover fire against snipers as fellow soldiers advance. U.S. troops kick in door of a building and are seen escorting German prisoners of war with their hands over their heads. A dead German soldier. U.S. medical corpsman treating leg wound of American soldier. U.S. troops assisting the wounded soldier along a street. A cathedral in background.
A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft approaches a South East Asia Command airfield in Ceylon, in World War 2. As it taxis in after landing, the words: "Uncle Joe's Chariot" can be seen painted below the cockpit window, along with the China-Burma-India Command Insignia. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joseph Warren Stilwell, AKA Joe (Vinegar) Stilwell, steps from the airplane's rear door carrying a campaign hat in his left hand. He shakes hands with Brigadier General Frank Dow Merrill (of Merrill's Marauders) and other officers. Stilwell (now wearing his campaign hat) converses with Merrill. Together, they walk toward a waiting staff car.
Rest and relaxation services for soldiers provided by the United Service Organizations (USO) in Italy during World War II. In Anzio, Italy: U.S. Army soldiers do comic diving at a swimming pool during a water carnival. A man performs a serious dive, and then a clown performs a humourous dive from the high diving board. People watch the event. Men dressed as women (men in drag) during a bathing beauty contest. The men dressed as women and wearing makeup pass by. One is dressed like Mae West but smoking a cigar. The soldiers hold a casual rodeo event riding a bull and a horse until they are bucked off. Men and women at a beach. A man and a woman enjoy in water. In a USO club, soldiers suffering battle fatigue get a break and rest. Soldiers listen to a fellow soldier at a piano, as they sing. A soldier writes on a paper. Soldiers play cards, read and do other activities. Soldiers attend a dance with women brought in by the USO. Soldiers read in a U.S. Army library. Books and magazines on a table including many small pocket editions of popular books of the era.
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