The U.S. Army secures Enewetak Island in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Men on a beach. The U.S. flag. A soldier displays a Japanese sword. A wrecked 40 mm gun. An LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in the background. Transports and landing crafts underway. Shells burst on the shore.
A U.S. cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer France after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. American soldiers receive communion at a beach. American Honor Guard doing a 3-volley rifle salute for a burial ceremony. A U.S. soldier, a U.S. sailor and a British soldier open tinned rations and eat. A bugler sounds a call. U.S. soldiers assembled for the burial ceremony. The soldiers with their heads bowed. A chaplain speaks. A Catholic priest, Reverend Father William Dempsey, of New York City, prays at an altar set up on a jeep hood. French civilians with flowers at the ceremony, including the Mayor of Colleville, Mr. Poidevin.
Allied troops on a beach after the D-Day landings on Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy during World War II. A sign on the side of a building at Omaha Beachhead reads 'Couseulles and Bayeux'. Allied troops and vehicles on the beachhead.
Allied troops on a beach after the D-Day landings on Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy during World War II. British sailors unload supplies at Omaha Beachhead. Soldiers climb a hill.
Activities of United States soldiers on the Italian Front during World War II. Film opens showing Mount Vesuvius, viewed from a distance. Closeup of a cargo ship offloading supplies in rope nets to men on boats below. A DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) moves up the beach. Next Army cooks are seen preparing fresh chickens on the tailgate of a truck. Closeup of soldiers expressing approval of the fare being prepared. Next the cooks ladle portions of the prepared meal into mess kits of Allied and American soldiers. Closeup of one mess kit containing a meal of poultry, mashed potatoes, and peas. Soldiers seated on the ground enjoying their meals. Red Cross nurses walking among tents where clothes are drying on a line. One woman is washing some items. Soldiers carry a wounded on a stretcher, accompanied by a nurse carrying a plasma bottle. A truck making its way with difficulty through deep mud. Soldiers struggling to walk through deep mud. Closeup of a wooden case containing Field “C” rations. All manner of canned goods are displayed from the supply case. Cans of food are passed to soldiers on a defensive line. They examine the canned goods they’ve received and discuss them with one another. A Colonel eating from a can along with soldiers.
United States amphibious and support ships engaged in pre-invasion maneuvers, off England, during World War II. Aerial view of numerous ships with war materiel. Ships heading for a coast. Landing craft head for a beach.
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