U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders battle enemy in Burma during World War II. A 60mm mortar is fired from clearing. In a trench 30 yards from the enemy, a few soldiers fire BARs (Browning Automatic Rifles) and rifle grenades. Soldier fires carbine, then snaps his fingers and points. Soldiers look at Japanese saber, ammunition, and other articles.
U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders battle enemy in Burma during World War II. A 60mm mortar is fired from clearing. Chinese litter bearers evacuate a soldier hit by machine gun fire. A grave is dug for one of the two soldiers killed.
The British forces along with the Chindits units in India as they plan for their operations in Burma during World War II. Planes parked on the airfield. Troops, equipment and pack animals being loaded into gliders and transports. Pilot embark onto the plane. Crew stands near the planes. The planes take off.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers use a mobile crane and other construction equipment to rebuild a bridge during the Korean War. Closeup of engineers standing on the edge of a newly built section of the bridge. Wheels of the mobile crane are nearby. They lower a cable as an inflatable boat arrives carrying steel sections for the construction. The boat and its cargo is pulled in and tied up to the existing structure. Scene shifts to a dirt road, where several Patton tanks are clustered near a large tent. Tank crews are checking their guns and equipment. Closeup of Lieutenant General James Van Fleet, newly appointed Commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, at the construction site. Closeup of a Patton tank with crew members visible, as it passes the camera. Its main gun is wrapped in tarpaulin covering. Next, a Patton tank is seen crossing a pontoon bridge. U.S. troops firing an M20 75mm recoilless rifle at enemy positions from a temporary hillside base. American troops firing a mortar. Scene shifts completely to Korean refugees fleeing the battlefields. They and their belongings are loaded into trucks, along with food and other supplies. Closeups of some of the refugees. A column of trucks filled with refugees is seen making its way along a dirt road. United Nations troops investigate possible infiltrators from the North, They are seen searching and questioning some. A sign at one area reads: "65th PW Cage. Keep Out." Some in the prisoner area are seen being interrogated and writing answers to questions.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. People gather at the airport to greet the queen. A British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) airplane parked on the airport. Queen Elizabeth meets officials and dignitaries of Ethiopia. Ethiopian children wave at Queen Elizabeth. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Haile Selassie hangs outside the airport. Queen Elizabeth II rides in the Ethiopian imperial carriage drawn by six white horses. View of one of the pet palace lions kept by Emperor Haile Selassie. View of the Africa Hall in Addis Ababa (Menelik II Avenue, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Queen Elizabeth II watch the stained-glass windows by Afewerk Téklé. Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Emperor Haile Selassie. Queen Elizabeth II seated in an imperial carriage and arrived at the Africa Hall where a large crowd welcomes her. Tribesmen perform a traditional act for the Queen on the ground. Ethiopian boys and girls perform gymnastics in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in airlifting cargo at Cam Ranh bay airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 climbing after take off. Mountains in the background. Airmen standing nearby and the freight being off loaded from World Airways Boeing 707-320C. World Airways insignia and part of airlines name. Air policemen in armed jeep observing the unloading operation.
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