The United States Army enters St. Lo, France during World War II. Soldiers among hedgerows as they hunt for German snipers. The soldiers walk along a dusty road leading to St. Lo. Heavy firing takes place. Captured German nurses march after being released. American and British soldiers receive medical aid. The soldiers walk through a mined area. A U.S. Army truck on fire. The soldiers hunt for the German snipers. They enter a building. A damaged building. A sign reads ' Refugee camp off limits'. French refugees at a camp as children play and women look on. View of flag draped body of U.S. Army Major Thomas D. Howie, of the 29th Infantry Division, on a pile of rubble beside the Saint-Croix Church in the Bascule District of St Lo.
A cocker spaniel named Pistol Head returns home at La Guardia Field in New York, United States. An aircraft lands at La Guardia Field. Late Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Willis's dog Pistol Head in a wooden box as it is unloaded from an airplane. An officer holds the dog. A WAC ( Women's Army Corps) officer with the dog. The officer hands over the dog to Mrs. Willis. The dog in Mrs. Willis's arms .
U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) celebrate their second anniversary in the United States. WAVES at a corn farm in Cedar Falls, Iowa as they detassle corn plants. The WAVES wearing U.S. Navy caps. They eat corn on the cob. At the Hunter College in New York : The WAVES parade as the Mayor of New York Fiorello H. La Guardia and officers review the parade. The WAVES carry the American flag as they march.
Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Trainee paratroopers train at Fort Benning. They undergo obstacle courses. The paratroopers don equipment. Captain Lilyman as an officer speaks to the trainees. Aircraft in flight. The paratroopers aboard an airborne airplane. View from chest mounted camera of a paratrooper with a cigar in his mouth as he descends, smiling, toward the ground with his parachute open. The paratroopers drop from the airplane with parachutes and descend.
46th Annual Regatta at Larchmount in New York. 143 sail boats underway at the finals of a regatta organized by the Larchmount Yacht Club. The boats head for the finish line.
A parade opens a rodeo in Los Angeles, California. Gloria Jean, the Queen of Rodeo, leads the parade. Various other stars including Leo Carillo at the parade. A rider on a horseback during the rodeo. The rider falls from the back. A bull enters an arena as people enjoy the rodeo.
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