U.S. 1st Marine Division with the Okinawans in Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II. A U.S. Marine inspects ruins near Gushikawa. Natives including men, women and children. A U.S. marine smokes with an Okinawan civilian citizen. Young boy shows a Japanese military hat insignia that he is wearing. A Military Police personnel carries a balancing pole holding two buckets on his shoulders. The children carry balancing poles with two buckets. Views of the children.
Members of U.S. Army Air Force 73rd Bombardment Wing paint the undersides of B-29 Superfortresses black for night –flying camouflage in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. Men stand on ladders and paint the underside of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Side view of the B-29. B-29s are lined up and are painted.
Camouflaged (black painted underside) U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in flight over Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands during World War II. A B-29 in flight. B-29s in formation flight.
U.S. Army tanks leaving a town in Germany during the last days of World War II in Europe. A large convoy of U.S. Army tanks drive past. U.S. soldiers throw bricks in the foreground on a muddy incline to provide traction for other military vehicles. A tank drives up and stops. Personnel carriers and trucks and jeeps follow through the mud on the road. Soldiers spread hay or straw on a muddy incline for traction. Tanks move on a rural road past a burning building. Infantry men advance across an open field.
The anniversary of the D-Day at Utah Beach in Normandy, France during World War II. Monument to U.S. Army's 1st Brigade of Engineers. A soldier stands at attention at the side of the monument. The U.S. flag flutters in the background. A band plays musical instruments during a ceremony. The U.S. is represented by Brigadier General Egmont F. Koenig and France by General Paul Le Gentilhomme. The two Generals salute. The Generals and party review the troops. The French General awards the Croix de Guerre with palm to 1st, 5th and 6th U.S. Army Engineers.
The anniversary of the D-Day at Utah Beach in Normandy, France during World War II. Girls in U.S. and French flag dresses. Wreaths are placed at the foot of a monument by U.S. and French representatives. U.S. and French troops pass in review. A crowd at the ceremony. U.S. and French representatives stand beside the D-Day monument to U.S. Army's 1st Brigade of Engineers and salute. They climb down stairs. French General Paul Le Gentilhomme salutes. Artillery guns in the background. Soldiers stand beside the monument and salute. The soldiers hold the U.S. and French flags.
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