U.S. civilians work on the propeller blades of submarines at a dry dock in Hawaii, United States.
Men at work at a harbor in the United States during World War II. Shipping at Pearl Harbor. Ships tied up at the pier as they undergo repair. Hawaiian street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Vehicles pass on the street. Military policemen stand on the street. Two MPs seated in a jeep.
United States aircraft in flight in the Philippines during World War II. An aircraft in flight over the Luzon island. A man seated inside the aircraft. Few aircraft flying in formation overhead. Smoke arises from the explosions of the Japanese installations. Aerial view of the island.
United States Navy Captain David S McCampbell in the Philippines during World War II. Captain McCampbell seated in the cockpit of the U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft named Minsi III. The Captain exits the aircraft. Men standing near the aircraft greet him. Captain McCampbell receives two Japanese flag stickers. An aircraft crewman places the flag stickers on the aircraft. Captain McCampbell in the cockpit gives 'thumbs up'.
Activities of United States Army soldiers in France during World War I. Rubble of bombed out buildings near Bethincourt, France. American Army soldiers carrying wounded and dead on stretchers. A group of German soldier prisoners under American guard carry a stretcher. U.S. Army soldiers erecting sign boards. A large sign sign board reads: "Bethincourt" and below it a sign reads, "Play the game boys - Obey the MP". American and French engineers building road and buildings. Pick and shovel activities of the engineers. Infantry, wagons and mules advancing near the village.
Operation New Life and Operation New Arrival in the United States at the end of the Vietnam War. A building in a receiving area of Fort Indiantown Gap (FIG) near Jonestown, Pennsylvania. A sign board near the building reads: 'US Army Task Force New Arrivals Receiving Station'. Members of the 401st Personnel Service Company lining up in formation. Troops and Women's Army Corps (WACs) enter the building to prepare for the arrival of Vietnamese refugees. Members being briefed by an officer. Officer explains the use of paper forms. Soldiers and WACs listen. Officer addresses them. Members look at the forms. I believe the date this was shot was in late April we were there to stock all of the building before the refugees arrived. These solders and WACs were flown in from Ft. Carson. That day the fort was nearly a banded maybe 25 regular stationed there until our plane landed. We stocked every barracks with everything from tooth brushes, toilet paper to sheet and blankets. In a couple weeks we changed a ghost town into a town of about 30,000 people. I was in the second platoon front line next to the shortest WACs in the army.
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