Engineers of Allied forces build pontoon bridge for soldiers during World War 2 in Germany. Soldiers of Allied forces outside an entrance talk and smile. A soldier smokes. Soldiers sit in fox holes. Firing at night. Guns fire in day time. A gun releases smoke. Soldiers advance. Soldiers carry a boat on shoulders. Soldiers cross river on boats. Soldiers move wounded on litters. Engineers lay a bridge over the Ruhr river near Julich. Soldiers pass over it. A soldier smokes. Jeep moves on a road. Tanks in a field.
American troops take time out during advance into Germany during World War 2. Sign erected by American soldiers, in a field in Germany, reads: "Rhine Rodeo." What appears to be a sign for highway "112" is behind and an artillery piece sits in field in background. Two U.S. soldiers in top hats laugh as they watch others, who appear to be experienced cowboys, take turns in bronco busting and other rodeo events. Local German civilians and youth watch events from the side of the field. U.S. troops seen moving on further into Germany.
A Chinese refugee boy, Little Tiger Joe, is adopted as a mascot by men of the United States 14th Air Force in China. A commanding officer picks up the boy from a road and takes him to a senior officer. Little Tiger Joe is dressed in a uniform. He eats a meal with airmen and marches with them.
Chinese refugees flee from a Japanese offensive in China. The refugees walk along a road with their belongings. They take rest and camp on the way. United States soldiers share their medical supplies with the refugees. Children eat food. Chinese troops move ahead after resting. (World War II period).
An air pickup rescue in China. A R-6 helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers. A L-20 Beaver picks up soldiers from the ground using a technique at a speed of 130 mph. A soldier being strapped before the airlift. The aircraft lifts him up with great speed. A United States aircraft parked. (World War II period).
United States airmen paint pin-up girls on fuselage of bombers. An airman sketches a girl's pin-up. The sheet in then stuck on a fuselage. The airman cuts it into shape. The sketches are named as 'Bale's Baby, Ten-Hi, Snow Job, Crosby Cruise, Lil Robbin, Lady June, Wishful Thinking on the aircraft fuselage. The airmen write their endorsements below the sketches.
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