The invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. U.S. Marines on a tank fire rifles. The marines fire at the Japanese in caves. U.S. Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr in a jeep. William Frederick Halsey along with William Henry Rupertus a Major General in the United States Marine Corps and Julian Constable Smith a United States Marine Corp enter a damaged building.
United States Army General Dwight David Eisenhower aboard the USS Des Moines (CA-134) in the Pacific Theater. Dwight David Eisenhower talks to United States Navy Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney and Vice Admiral Matthias B. Gardner on the flag bridge of the ship. A signalman sends a message with a blinker light. USS Leyte moves left to right in the sea. The blinker light flashes. A sailor uses the blinker signal. USS Des Monies moves through water.
United States Army General Dwight David Eisenhower aboard USS Des Moines (CA-134) in the Pacific Theater. Dwight David Eisenhower at the ship's rails. Eisenhower with United States Navy Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney at the rails. Both the men chat with Vice Admiral Matthias B. Gardner on the deck. Dwight David Eisenhower talks with Robert Carney.
United States Army General Dwight David Eisenhower aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) in the Pacific Theater. A Sikorsky H-5 helicopter lands on the deck of the ship. A sailor crouches and runs to secure it. Dwight David Eisenhower steps down and is greeted by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Matthias B. Gardner. The two men enter a cabin followed by navy officers and an army officer. Sailors assist Dwight David Eisenhower in donning a life jacket. General Eisenhower and U.S. Navy Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney board the helicopter as Matthias B. Gardner salutes. The H-5 helicopter rises and flies away. General Pearson and United States Navy Captain William R. Anderson talk with Matthias B. Gardner on the ship.
Tribute paid to an American soldier in Chalons-en-Champagne, France. People gathered in the city hall (Pl. du Maréchal Foch, 51000 Châlons-en-Champagne, France). The American flag on the building. Officers salute as soldiers carry the coffin of the American soldier who is the selected unknown American soldier, chosen to be represent all such soldiers in the tomb of the unknown soldier in the United States. Officers on horses in the background. The soldiers place the coffin of the unknown soldier on a horse driven caisson. The coffin is carried on the cart. The soldiers and the officers march in the background. An officer addresses people. The soldiers carry the coffin on a dock followed by the officers. People place wreaths on the coffin. The French and the American flag on the ship USS Olympia. The ship leaves the dock. People stand and watch from the dock, bound for the United States and final burial ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC.
U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower arrives in Washington DC, United States after his recovery from a heart attack . The First Lady of the United States Mamie Doud Eisenhower and the President disembark from an aircraft. A crowd waves to the President. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower and his wife Barbara Jean Thompson greet the President. U.S. Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon and former U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover greet the President. The President addresses the crowd. Children in front of a car on a street wait to welcome the President. The President arrives at Gettysburg. A crowd gathered to welcome him. The crowd presents birthday wishes to Mamie Doud Eisenhower.
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