Activities of First United States Army pressing eastward in Germany during World War 2. U.S. engineers and soldiers build a bridge over the Inde River since all nearby crossings had been destroyed by retreating German forces. Army vehicles cross the completed bridge. Soldiers bring heavy artillery and adjust it. View changes to Mausbach area to the South, where rockets are launched by 3rd Armored Division toward the river. Line of 75 U.S. Army rockets seen being loaded by U.S. soldiers and then fired together. Bright flashes and smoke as rockets are fired. Tanks of the 3rd Division moving out from the town. A U.S. vehicle in the advancing column toward Gressenich is hit by German guns. U.S. Army tanks, lined up like artillery, fire on German forces at Gressenich. Continuous line of 3rd Armored Division tanks, armored vehicles, and 6x6 vehicles come to the front and advance on roads of cities and villages moving eastward, and supporting the U.S. First Army Infantry. 1st Army infantry move through Hurtgen forest near Aachen. Ruined German factory is used as an observtion base by U.S. forces to coordinate attack on Gressenich, which was captured on November 19, 1944. 3rd Armored Division tanks move into open fields to continue offensive toward Werth, with U.S. infantry soldiers staying close to tanks for cover. Soldiers carry the wounded U.S. tank commander after German counter fire hits lead U.S. tank in the column. The wounded soldier is dragged to safety. Men of U.S. Army 1st Division Infantry enter town of Werth under German mortar fire and move from house to house clearing enemy snipers and mopping up in the ruins. U.S. Army soldiers guard a column of German prisoners (POW) who surrendered in Werth. View of ruined and destroyed buildings in German towns like Hamich after defeat. U.S. Army soldiers move through the town on foot with a small church in the background. U.S. Army trucks arrive in a rubbled village with food and ammunition for the offensive drive toward the Ruhr.
Gala parade welcomes Orioles in Baltimore, United States. The people welcome Orioles which is a professional baseball team. Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon leads the march. Every one cheers for the team.
The United States Capitol in Washington DC. President Hoover signs two pages of a document, with the help a staff person who shows him where to sign. Among the officials present for the signing, is Secretary of War, Patrick Jay Hurley, seen at the back of the gathering. After signing the documents, the President speaks briefly and steps away.
President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Louise, leaving the United States Capitol in Washington DC. Views of the building. President and Mrs. Hoover are led down the steps of the Capitol by uniformed guards, and accompanied by Secret Service agents, as they make their way to a waiting car. The car displays American and Presidential flags. The car, a Cadillac V-16, displaying license plate with number 100 on it, is driven away.
United States soldiers prepare and fire a mortar in Korea during the Korean war. A U.S. soldier adjusts the angle of the mortar. Soldier adjusts firing pins at base of the mortar shells. Soldier loads shells into the mortar, one at a time, and they fire. Another soldier stands by with fingers in his ears. Soldier re-adjusts mortar aim, and more shells are fired. A soldier speaks on field phone, in midst of site construction.
Mountains and snow covered land at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, United States. Elmendorf Air Force Base with mountains in the background. American interceptor aircraft F-102A on a takeoff run. Snow covered mountain ranges.
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