The battle of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Telephone talker on the battlefield. Japanese personnel on stretcher and being loaded in the ambulance. Soldiers at the Red Beach, Iwo Jima. Personnel swap American shoes for Japanese shoes on the beach. Japanese howitzer cannon gun emplacement on the beach.
The battle of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks on the Red Beach. Flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Iconic scene of group of combat marines at raising of American flag. They cheer and pose near the flag.
President Harry Truman wins the reelection. Office of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). People working in the office. A board reads: 'Popular Vote Tabulation'. Votes being counted. Correspondents speak into microphones. Exhausted reports sleep in the office. President Harry Truman in his office. He addresses the nation. Exterior of the White House and the Capitol building. Workers put up scaffolding in front of Capitol Building and begin building the inauguration day podium area. Carpenter pounds nails with a hammer.
Map of Pacific Ocean showing Saipan and routes of B-29s to bomb Japan. Aerial view of B-29 in flight over water. Four fighter escort aircraft. B-29 comes in for landing. Numerous B-29s, carrying "Square" tail markings, land at the airfield. Map shows range of the B-29s extending to Japan and beyond, to edge of China.
American troops check tie-downs and vehicles on truck deck aboard an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) before the Allied landings at Normandy (D-Day) during World War II. Officer questions and inspects corpsmen.
Activity at Alto Airbase, Corsica, during World War 2. Man with flight report standing by tent. Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr. of the 65th Fighter Squadron, standing on newly constructed floor, observes activity during construction of an Officers club. Two men are sawing wood. Others are nailing roof rafters in place. Flyers taking a break on raft supported by 55gallon drums, at beach area of Alto Air Base. They push one another into water and have fun on the raft.
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