U.S. soldiers in Italy during World War II. A man standing near a pipeline. The main gas line leading into the Volturno River. Pipelines stretching across the river. A soldier camouflaging a gas dump and small petroleum storage tanks.
Chinese soldiers in Burma during World War II. Soldiers carry a wounded soldier on a litter. Other soldiers standing in the background. A doctor removes a shrapnel piece from a man's leg.
Flour is provided to civilians in Prata Sannita, Italy during World War II. Italian Allied Military Government (AMG) officers standing at the entrance of a building. Italian civilians standing nearby. A flour sack is opened. The flour is scooped out and placed on a scale. A man works on the scale. Women place sacks of flour on their heads and walk away.
U.S. soldiers in Italy during World War II. People standing on either side of a street applaud as the soldiers march. Buildings along the sides of the street. Soldiers aboard jeeps passing on the street. People waving at the soldiers. Italian and American soldiers singing in a group. A stout man with his arm around a soldier is singing. A half-track with soldiers makes its way slowly through a crowded street. People cheer and applaud. Some of the people watch the soldiers from the balcony of a building.
A film titled: 'Paratroops' on general and special training of U.S. paratroopers. Paratroopers descending with the help of parachutes in the United States. The paratroopers march in formation. They exercise during their training. They are being trained on a tower mock up. An instructor trains them. They practice with parachutes and a wind machine. A man jumps from the tower mock up. He is being hoisted by a cable. Men packing a parachute. Paratroopers climbing out from a dummy airplane. They jump from the tower mock up with an already inflated parachute.
A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. Commander of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment William Miles Miley discussing with an officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States. Soldiers standing in formation. A building in the background. A car arrives. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall and British Army Field Marshal John Dill get off the car. They inspect the troops and equipment. Equipment placed on the ground. Officers discuss. They look at equipment. A parked airplane. Paratroopers standing at attention, equipped with parachutes and other equipment. An officer inspects the equipment of the paratroopers. The paratroopers board the airplane. A man gives a signal to take off. The airplane takes off and is in flight. The paratroopers seated inside the airplane. They stand up after getting orders and get ready for jumping. They jump out of the airplane. The paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes. Officers watching the maneuvers. The paratroopers lined up for an inspection. General Marshall and other officers inspect them. (World War II period).
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