United States Army soldiers inspect abandoned German ammunition in woods near Kalenborn, Germany during World War II. The soldiers clear foliage from the abandoned ammunition, revealing it to be a 340mm shell with “TS” painted on it. A soldier smoking cigar wipes dust off shell. A Jeep passes by. More abandoned shells found in the woods. German label “Nicht verfeuern M1” (“Don’t burn M1”) on the bottom of shell can. Soldiers open shell can. A soldier pulls out shells, inside white cloth bag, from the can. A man’s finger pointing at shell’s description in German. Shell with words written “MASSENGE RO 113 17 MARCH 45”.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines disembark from the back of helicopter beside a river. The Marines move into a jungle. Marines walk over rocks to cross a stream. Sergeant Jimmy Little narrates Marines’ patrol mission in Vietnam, a mission near route 9 and then back to base camp. Marines wearing foliage on their helmets carefully move on jungle trail. Marines wading in knee-deep river. Some Marines are seen smoking or carrying M40 recoilless rifles as they search the river for bodies and weapons. Marines hiding behind grass and trees and a small cliff. A soldier points and shouts orders while wading in river. A pair of Marines pull a gravely wounded comrade from the top of a cliff. A Marine loads an M79 grenade launcher and shoots at Vietcong forces. A rifle is fired. ‘Combat Art’ depicting a Marine looking at dead bodies. United States Marine Corps officers inspect captured weapons from Vietcong forces. A hand holds a hand drawn map. Debris and abandoned weapons and dead bodies are seen in the field. USMC Major General Wood B. Kyle summarizes the Marines’ experience in Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie, saying that the battles "stand as notable achievements in our battle against communist aggression...."
United States artillery crew firing a M101 howitzer in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. More howitzers firing from camouflaged positions. An artillery crew firing from a camouflaged area. Soldiers read a road sign to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche and Carentan. They speak to civilian women. A soldier gives out candies to smiling French children. A DUKW drives past the soldier and children. A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 on the road.
Canadian soldiers with full packs and equipment board a transport ship that is set to sail from Adak island to Kiska island in the Aleutian islands during World War 2. An officer checks each soldier as they pass across the gangway. Closeup of two patches on the officer's shoulder, one with a knife on it and the other with the word "Canada." Excellent closeup shots of faces of Canadian soldiers on the transport ship. Emblem "RCASC" (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) seen clearly on the shoulder of multiple soldiers. Camera pans across the troops and sometimes shows closer shots of just one soldiers face. Most soldiers are smiling, all seem to be in good spirits. Soldier smoking in foreground, while an M29 Weasel (a treaded transport vehicle) is loaded onto the ship behind him. The M29 Weasel is being carried by a crane, and there are many soldiers around it guiding it into place.
U.S. 1st Marine Division operations on Peleliu, during World War 2. U.S. F4U Corsair aircraft, flying low and slow, with gear down, drop napalm incendiary bombs on Japanese troops dug in on a ridge. Huge explosions seen. A C-47 transport airplane taxis on airfield. F4U Corsairs are seen parked and tents are pitched nearby.Several C-47s are parked on a ramp. Three F4Us taxi past them headed to the runway. F4Us take off and one is seen bombing Japanese positions on the ridge. Slate notes 1st Marine Division and D+24. Major General William Henry Rupertus,kneels on one knee, in sand, as another officer (shirtless) briefs him. They briefly discuss tactics and then walk away. Marine rifleman firing into burning wreckage of a Japanese position. Marine firing grenade from his rifle. Two Marines stand on beach with LVT (landing vehicle tracked) on the sand, nearby. They point at large ship offshore. Views of the Peleliu beachhead, with numerous ships and landing craft beached, including the second USS Seaward (LST 278) that collided with LST-129 and suffered considerable damage, On October 2, 1944. (LST-129 may be the LST seen next to LST-278.)
Blue shirt, flight deck crewmen seen under an A-4E. Pilot looking into cockpit of another A-4E.Plane captain (brown shirt) and an armorer (red shirt) under the plane. Catapult and arresting gear crew (green shirts) set up a catapult. Island of the carrier (Coral Sea,CVA-43) in background. Red shirt armorers crawling over an aircraft. Squadron maintenance (green shirts) work on nose radar of an F-4B. Pilot seen earlier, climbs into cockpit of his A-4E. Tractor backs A-3B down over deck. It is parked on side of a E-2A .
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