During World War I: A biplane aircraft parked on an airfield. Ground crew examine the plane. A United States Army officer walks by. Next scene, unrelated, shows columns of German soldiers on parade wearing military backpacks and gear.
United States Marines infantry move up to front positions on Guadalcanal in the Solomon islands during the Guadalcanal invasion, World War II. Infantry column in a valley on Guadalcanal. Explosions occur in distance. U.S. mechanized equipment in the foreground. Native porters filing along trail. U.S. soldiers look on. U.S. soldiers and natives filing along trail and through valley. Guadalcanal terrain. U.S. Marines in a foxhole with bayoneted rifles and grenades in the foreground. U.S. Marines in a foxhole armed with tommy guns. A Marine in a foxhole with a blacked face and a tommy gun. Another Marines in foxhole as they look over the valley.
United States Marine cemetery at Guadalcanal in the Solomon islands during the Guadalcanal invasion, World War II. Marines' grave covered with palm leaves. Marine fire a volley in honor of fallen marines. Altar and Marines guard at cemetery. Marine blows a bugle in front of an altar. Services for the dead with Marines drawn up in the foreground. Marine at attention. Marine officer in front of the drawn up troops. Several graves of Marine covered with palm leaves. Views of altar in middle of cemetery. 3 Priests at altar. Marines at attention in the foreground. A flag draped coffin with Marines at attention. Altar with graves in the foreground. Marines at attention. Marines present arms. Guadalcanal cemetery as seen under a railing. Marines march away.
United States Marines being relieved by U.S. Army forces at Guadalcanal. Marines landing barge headed for sea at Guadalcanal, Solomon islands during World War 2 . Marines board a landing barge. Marines' landing barge headed for a ship. Soldiers on a beach. Soldiers march through jungle. Soldiers march on road in a double file. Soldiers cross over a wooded bridge. Soldiers march along a road. soldiers form on a beach. Soldiers in line. Landing barge turns around. Marines board a landing boat. Marines in a barge headed for sea.
After commanding raids in the Solomon Islands, U.S.Major General Alexander Vandegrift is welcomed back to the U.S. by Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the U.S.Marine Corps. In Holcomb's office, General Holcomb thanks General Vandegrift and congratulates him. Reporters look on. Multiple takes of Holcomb welcoming and congratulating Vandegrift. Flag of the United States in office. After the officers greet each other, they are seated.
Freed Jews in Germany. United States soldiers distribute food at railroad tracks. The group surrounding the soldiers push forward to receive meager bits of food. Jewish prisoner along railroad tracks. They stretch out their hands for food. Men, women and children in various stages of emaciation. They express a clue to the suffering they endured. Jewish prisoners in groups along railroad tracks. (World War II period).
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