Activities abroad United States Ship Wasp in the Pacific Ocean, during World War 2. Commander Joseph C. Clifton, Executive Officer of the USS Wasp, reads citation accompanying medal to be awarded to Lieutenant Commander, Cleo J. Dobson, Commanding Officer of Squadron VF-86. Captain of the Wasp, Captain W.G. Switcher, pins the medal on Dobson. (Note: Downing of the last Japanese plane of the war, has been attributed, by some sources, to Dobson.)
Fire fighting aboard the USS Hancock (CV-19) in the Western Pacific Ocean off the coast of Formosa (Taiwan). Sailors direct fire hoses on a burning TBF Avenger and hole in the flight deck. The TBF Avenger had returned from a sortie, landed on the deck, taxied near the island and then exploded. 50 sailors were killed and 75 injured. Corpsmen carry wounded man on stretcher across flight deck. (World War II period).
Airmen prepare for the take off off an American biplane in the United States during World War I. An airman sits near the biplane. Tent hangar opens. The airman pushes the biplane. Planes, airmen and tents seen in background. The airman stands on a ridge.
Pilots on assignments in the United States during World War I. Pilots gets assignment in an outdoor shack. They walk towards the biplanes and check them. Two pilots climb into the cockpit of the planes. The planes start and take off. Pilots in the cockpits of airborne biplanes. Bombs dropped from the plane. Airmen lined up.
American soldiers and Women Army Corps (WACs) dance in a hall in the United States during World War II. WACs and soldiers dance. Others sit and talk. Few have drinks. A training for the soldiers. A screen in the background.
Welcome of American forces by Czech civilians of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia in final days of World War 2, in Europe. Crowds of Czech civilians welcome Americans. They cheer and wave to Americans. U.S. Army GMC CCKW 2 1⁄2 ton 6X6 U.S. Army cargo trucks move along street in background. Closeups of the enthusiastic local citizens waving to the camera. They line the sidewalks and cheer, as two American jeeps lead a column of M24 Chaffee Tanks along a main street of the city.
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