U.S. soldiers talk with French partisans in Saint-Tropez, France during World War II. The leader of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) M. Marc Rainaut and Mme. Nicole Celebonovitch, a member of the FFI converse with U.S. Pvt (Private) Winifred D. Eason (Atlanta, Georgia) of the 509th Parachute Battalion, whose life was saved by the partisans.
Wounded men of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit (nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) being treated at U.S. 20th General Hospital in Assam, India during World War II. Wounded soldiers are treated for wounds by nurses and doctors. A doctor dresses an arm of a soldier. A wound on the back of a soldier is treated by a doctor.
A film based on ASR (Air Sea Rescue) by U.S. 8th Air Forces in European Theater during World War II. Formation of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight over Nazi German targets in Europe. Bombardier aboard B-17 sights target through Norden bomb sight. Bombs away view as bombs are dropped over targets. Smoke and flame billows up from explosions. More scenes of bombs being dropped from Allied aircraft and hitting targets below during a day time bombing mission. B-17s face attack from Nazi Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. Air to air combat and dogfight scenes. Gunners aboard B-17 firing at Nazi fighters. A B-17 with a damaged tail. A B-17 on fire goes down. Pilot of the same B-17 gives emergency signal. Crash landing of B-17 on water shows crew members preparing to ditch the B-17 at sea. Crew members on raft and aboard a boat heads for English coast. Door sign reads 'Air Sea Rescue Control Room'. Interior of room shows an officer plotting and planning the timings and air route the bomber squadron must follow from and to target area during the mission. Air Sea Rescue Liaison Sergeant of U.S. army talks over phone and alerts British Royal Navy officer. British Navy officer calls up an officer at the RAF (Royal Air Force) high speech launch base and assigns patrol areas. Royal Navy patrol boats head for assigned areas. Emergency rescue squadron is alerted by an officer. Pilots of rescue aircraft prepare to board P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. View of inflatable rafts and smoke floats carried on theThunderbolts.Flying boat PBY Catalina warms up on runway.
United States Army Air Force 80th Fighter Group 10th operates in Assam, India during World war II. An animated map shows places. U.S. soldiers carrying a bomb in a jeep advance towards an airfield. A United States Army Air Force P-40 aircraft parked on the airfield. Trees in the background. The soldiers convert depth charges to bombs. They load the bomb in the bomb bay of the airplane. The aircraft takes off from the airfield. Aircraft in flight.
United States troops land on New Guinea, Saidor during World War II. United States Army Air Force A-20s of 3rd Attack Group 5th provide aerial cover. PT (patrol torpedo) boats patrol a shoreline while troops disembark from a landing craft. The aircraft fly in formation and drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from bombardment. An airstrip and a harbor captured.
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz addressing the Navy personnel at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, U.S. Admiral Nimitz standing at a podium. He delivers a speech to officers and men of the Navy and civilian workers at the Navy Yard. Trees in the background. The Navy personnel applaud. He talks about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He states the history of the ships that were bombed during the Pearl Harbor attack. He talks about the civilian defense at the Pearl Harbor during the attack. The bombing of the USS Arizona and other battleships. Various ships like the USS Pennsylvania, California and Tennessee were attacked.
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