A U.S. Navy brass band plays a dirge as they march slowly into Kerfautras cemetery, on q path from the main entrance on rue Massillon, in Brest, France, during World War 1. They are followed by a contingent of sailors with shouldered arms, carrying an American flag and marching slowly. They are followed by a funeral coach pulled by two horses and escorted by U.S. Naval officers. Bringing up the rear is another contingent of U.S. sailors, marching slowly and not bearing arms. U.S. Army Brigadier General George Herbert Harries speaks during the funeral. Several high-ranking French and American officers seated behind the podium, including:. U.S. Army Major General William Crozier and U.S. Navy Admiral Henry Braid Wilson. A large number of American military and French military and civilian spectators are present. French and American flags fly side-by-side in the center of the gathering. French troops stand in front of a backdrop of black parsasols held by women behind them. Several children stand with the front line of French soldiers. One little girl holds an American flag. The French troops salute for the camera. The next scene shows a virtual sea of parasols and hats, including French women wearing fashionable bonnets and many men wearing straw boaters. High-ranking French and American military officers all stand and salute. Major General Crozier walks among graves of newly interred American fallen. He is accompanied by a Brigadier General wearing a black armband. Several field grade officers follow the Generals. At the end, a large memorial gathering is seen at a courtyard in the U.S. Naval Base at Brest. Sailors are drawn up in formation and many spectators are assembled. An American flag drapes a coffin flanked by several others leaning upright against a building wall. There is very little movement, so presumably words are being spoken.
Liberty airplane engine unveiling ceremony in the United States. A flag draped aircraft engine. The flag is removed from the engine. The engine on a platform guarded by U.S. soldiers and military officials. Officials inspect the engine. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. German shells explode on U.S. lines. Smoke rises from an explosion in the background. Dead German soldiers and equipment lying on a field. U.S. soldiers look at German equipment lying on the ground.
The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. German shells explode on U.S. lines. Damaged buildings. U.S. soldiers standing outside a building. Smoke rises from a building.
The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. French soldiers inspect disabled French Renault light tank. Brief shot of Austin armored car. Disabled French Schneider CA medium tank. View from wreckage of original bridge, of temporary Pontoon bridge across the Marne River. A civilian phaeton car crosses the bridge. Views of the destroyed original bridge. Another civilian car crosses the pontoon bridge.
The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. U.S. soldiers carry wounded soldiers on stretcher and move past damaged buildings. U.S. 308th Engineers Battalion men repair a road. U.S. soldiers march past the damaged buildings. Horse-drawn carts and vehicles move along a road. A soldiers stands under a sign reading 'Dormans'.