U.S. soldiers and tanks in France during World War II. M-4 tanks move across an open field and through hedgerows. Trees in the background. U.S. soldiers clear a road with mine detectors. Soldiers marching on a street.
U.S. soldiers in Germany near end of World War 2, in Europe. An M4A3(76)W medium tank parked in a field. A soldier aboard the tank observes fire through binoculars as the tank shells a small village across the valley. Other tank crewmen standing nearby. A close up of the burning village. Smoke rises from the burning buildings.
Opening scene shows American infantrymen riding M4A3 sherman tanks across a stream in Germany, a month before the end of World War 2, in Europe. They ford the stream and climb a hill on the other side, past damaged German dwellings. Closeup of tank entering the stream, stirring up mud.
United States soldiers in Germany during World War II. A jeep driving past on a road. German prisoners marching towards a stockade. Bomb damaged houses along the sides of a street. Wrecked German equipment by the side of a road. A large group of German prisoners marching. United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft diving. A street in a village. Soldiers in a group around an ambulance. Liberated French prisoners. A small group of German soldiers marching with a flag of surrender. The prisoners walking to the stockade. Tanks advancing on the road, including a M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII. A dead German soldier on a street. American troops walking down the street of the village.
U.S. paratroopers in Holland during World War II Operation Market Garden. Paratroopers advance across a field. A jeep drives across a bridge. M-4 tanks and troops cross the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal and enter town of Son. Natives cheer. A little girl waves the American flag. German prisoners lined up against a building. Trucks and jeeps loaded with troops drive past cheering crowds.
Glimpse of a U.S. Navy pilot in the cockpit of an airplane, during the Korean War. He is pointing down at something. Next, a parachute is seen drifting rapidly in the wind as it descends. Pilot in aircraft hears about a pilot bailing out behind enemy lines. He is instructed to photograph the area. Next, a Navy 9F9 Panther aircraft is seen in the air. It has tail code "PP" indicating it is from the aircraft Carrier USS Essex (CV 9) with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) and Composite Squadron 61 (VC-61) from June 1951 to March 1952. . Glimpse of Navy ships in formation. View of Landing Signal Officer bringing in several 9F9 Panther aircraft to land on deck of the USS Essex. These aircraft carry tail code "M" of Squadron VF-23 with Air Task Group 2, aboard the Essex from June 1952 to February 1953. Next, several Navy A-4 Skyraider aircraft come in to land. They display "S" tail codes of Squadron VF-54. They are followed by another 9F9. Scene shifts to photo interpreters and pilots studying the photographs for clues to where their parachuting pilot might be located. They discover a parachute in the photos, and circle it. Ship loudspeaker is seen as helicopter crews are alerted for rescue mission. A Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter takes off from the flight deck. Other pilots wait anxiously as the Helicopter returns to land on the Essex flight deck. The missing pilot is aboard and they help him from the helicopter, place him on a litter and cover him with blankets. His friend takes his picture.
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