Still photographs of French Marine infantry occupying Vietnam in late 19th Century. Pictures of Vietnamese resistance leaders, including 19th Century figure Phan Dinh Phung; early 20th century figure Phan Boi Chau, and Nguyen Sinh Cung (Ho Chi Minh). Houses in the village with thatched roofs. Well in front of one of the houses.
North Vietnamese fishermen who captured United States Navy Lieutenant JG Everett Alvarez, jr. after his A-4D aircraft was shot down. The fishermen in their wooden boats help divers locate and retrieve wreckage of the aircraft. Barefoot men in two boats raise heavy pieces of wreckage on wooden poles. Views of various recovered airplane parts. A Vietnamese diver in deep sea divers suit is hoisted up at side of one boat. Men in boats pick up aircraft parts and gear. Part numbers and model information on various aircraft parts. A life vest with manufacturer's marking : "BUAER USN". (Vietnam War.)
Soldiers of the 40th Signal Battalion on telephone pole work with telephone lines. Soldiers pull the telephone cable along roadside. Soldiers at pole, fix telephone lines. Soldiers on ground hold the line attached with pole. Few soldiers walk away from pole. (Vietnam War period).
Exteriors of Vietnamese First Signal Brigade headquarters are seen. Sign board of the headquarter in front of the buildings. U.S. military vehicles parked outside the building. U.S. soldiers move around the vehicles. An army jeep moves with high speed on the road . (Vietnam War period).
F-8E Crusader aircraft of U.S. Marine Squadron VMF (AW) 232, (Red Devils) taxiing from revetment with wings folded and canopy open. A ground crewman wears noise suppressor headset and walks forward. The F-8E taxis out and joins another F-8E on the active runway. They proceed to take off successively. They are heavily loaded and require unusually long takeoff distances. Armorer and ground crewmen stand near to an F-8E in a revetment. The armorer inspects 250 pound bombs mounted under the aircraft's wing. (Vietnam War period).
American MCB-10 Seabee soldier replaces bulb in deck runway light after examining it at Camp Shields in Chu Lai. Man puts in new bulb and then replaces cover plate. Blast fence for jet turn-up built by MCB-10 group. View of an old blast fence that was used for jet turn-up earlier. (Vietnam War period).