United States Army Air Force briefing crewmen for a mission (to Wiener Neustadt, Austria) in Berca Airfield, Benghazi, Libya during World War II. Crewmen gather and sit on the ground during briefing. Crewmen listening to briefing. A crewman smokes a pipe during the briefing. The officers conduct briefing under a large tent. Officer points to a map.
Robert C. Richardson Jr., Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area, stands with his staff personnel outside headquarters in Hawaii. United States soldiers with the 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division on trucks heading to port during World War II. Soldiers with their supplies boarding the ship. Ships sailing out of Hawaii. Animated map shows the Pacific Ocean and important islands such as Hawaii, Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal), Palau (Angaur), and the Philippines. Servicemen spend their free time on deck of ship. Two bald servicemen chatting with their friends. Soldiers sleeping in their quarters on board ship. A shirtless soldier combs his hair. Soldiers play instruments in ship orchestra. Soldiers watch and clap for the band onboard ship.
Animated map shows arrow pointing to Blue Beach on Angaur Island during World War II. United States soldiers, probably with the 321st regiment, 81st Infantry Division, hunker down on the beach. Burned trees and debris on the ground. A soldier tucks in his shirt. Soldiers advance slowly, with one of them using a flamethrower to burn a Japanese position. A fighter flies over an advancing amphibious tracked vehicle. Aerial view showing landing craft at Red Beach. Demolition teams carry satchel charges to Japanese foxholes. Explosion of satchel charge. Sign hanging reads “CIC” (Combat Intelligence Center). Soldiers waiting for Japanese soldiers to come out of hole. Soldiers shooting at Japanese positions with machine guns and flamethrowers at the same time. Smoke rises from the body of a dead Japanese soldier.
Horse drawn rickshaw moves in front of the shops in Iran during WW2. Aerial view of what appears to be a Motor Transport Service camp in Iran. An Iranian man in traditional clothes talking. United States Army trucks drive past a monument to Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first Shahinshah of Iran. A horse carriage driver rests in front of the monument.
A United States Army sergeant of the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) and his wife at souvenir shop in Karachi, Pakistan. The wife picks up a Mughal plate. A Pakistani shop attendant shows the plate to the couple.
View of a village with mud brick houses in Tehran, Iran. A snow-capped mountain range is seen in the background. A group of United States dependent children play baseball. A young batter swings a baseball bat, missing the ball pitched to him during the game. Parents watch the baseball game in the background.
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