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Various scenes dealing with World War 1 and American General Pershing, spanning 1917 to 1927.
A ship underway near a U.S. port. President Woodrow Wilson seen signing the declaration of war against Germany in World War 1. A close up of the start of the draft process, as two blind-folded civilian men draw the first draft numbers for American men to enter service in World War 1. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing stands in a line with other Army officers circa 1917. A large group of people together inside a large cross-shaped stage (possibly American red cross drive of some kind during World War I). Scene on July 4, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana, as General Pershing participates in cornerstone laying ceremonies for the Indiana World War Memorial at American Legion Headquarters. General Pershing is with Governor Ed Jackson, Marcus Sonntag, and Adjt General William H. Kershner. General Pershing places wreath on a service flag during the ceremony. Other Indianapolis buildings and view of people on streets in the background.
Military passengers claim their baggage, load them into trailer trucks and leave an airfield in Vietnam.
U.S. soldiers claim baggage and leave an airfield in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Military passengers assemble on the airfield. An aircraft parked at the field. They walk to a terminal building. A sign on a board reads 'Det 5 8 Aerial Port, Passenger Processing'. A group claims their baggage. The soldiers load barracks bags into trailer trucks. Buses leave the airfield. The bags of the soldiers lying on the ground.
U.S. troops and airmen get off from a TWA jet and sit in a terminal area at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.
U.S. soldiers seated in a terminal area at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A TWA (Trans World Airlines) jet taxis to an unloading area at Bien Hoa Air Base. A soldier at the airfield with barracks bags kept near him. The TWA jet is stationary. Ground crewmen push aviation passenger stairs. A sign on the stairs reads 'Welcome Det 5 8 Aerial Port, Bien Hao Air Base, Republic of Vietnam'. A soldier at the air base with 'Concor' written on his helmet. U.S. airmen and soldiers get off from the aircraft. They assemble and sit in the terminal area. A close up of U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie with another soldier seated in chairs. Gillispie smiles.
U.S. 1st Marine Division invades the Palau Islands during World War II.
Film opens with animated map showing places in the Pacific near the island of Palau. A formation of U.S. B-24 Liberator bombers is seen in flight. Glimpse from the air of the Palau archipelago. Aerial view from a B-24 of its bombs exploding on the center of a Japanese airfield below. Aerial view of a U.S. Independence-class Aircraft carrier of Task Force 58. Officers and sailors on carrier island watch as a Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft takes off .from the aircraft displays geometric marking on its tail, known as a "G-symbol." In this case it is a large white diamond containing the airplane number inside another diamond. (The United States Navy Pacific Fleet, assigned G-Symbols to the CV and CVL class carriers of Task Force 58. These were assigned to each carrier and appeared on all aircraft operating from it. ) A formation of Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft flying above clouds. Closeup of one with diamond G-symbol and number on its tail. Broad view from the air of TBF Avenger aircraft in flight and Navy warships maneuvering in waters below. Sea level views of some warships in the Third Fleet. One is a Portland-class Cruiser. Wide aerial view of ships in the task force. Cruisers and battleships bombarding Palau and nearby targets. Closeup of heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28) firing her port side 5 inch 25 caliber guns and 40 mm A/A guns from the stern.. A TBF Avenger dive bombs a shore target. More views of warships with shells bursting in background. Shells bursting at the shoreline. Closeup glimpse of marines in landing craft U.S. Marine Corps LVT(A)4 Amphibious Tanks heading toward the beach on September 15, 1944. An LCI(L) Landing Craft Infantry (Large) firing close to shore. Shells striking shoreline installations. View from aircraft of landing craft speeding toward the beach and many more maneuvering offshore. Closeup of marines moving about on the shore of Palau with smoke rising and sounds of gunfire. A marine running through foliage at the shore. Marines manning a command post and communications center in the jungle. Marines firing rifles from a tree line. One firing a Browning M1919 machine gun and another throwing a hand grenade. Marines firing rifle grenades. Marines move forward and encounter a dead Japanese soldier lying next to his flame thrower. They reach the edge of the airfield, where two Japanese aircraft are just barely seen. They walk past dead Japanese at a machine gun emplacement. More views of Marines fighting at the edge of the airfield, and entering into the open area of the field, where fires are burning. .Wrecked Japanese aircraft are seen on the field. Marine infantry cross the field behind an M4 Sherman tank. Barges are seen carrying construction cranes and equipment to the island. A tracked crane drives onto the airfield. Bulldozers work on the edge of the airfield. A power shovel fills trucks with coral deposit material for resurfacing the airfield. Trucks dumping their contents at the field. Bulldozers and earth scrapers level the airfield surface. A TBF Avenger aircraft is the first to land on the unpaved airfield.
8th Fighter Group aboard a ship and a ship convoy underway in the Philippines Sea.
U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group aboard a ship underway in the Philippines Sea during World War II.. A destroyer underway in the sea. Soldiers on the ship's deck look over the rail at destroyers coming towards the ship. A ship convoy underway in the sea. The port side of Philippines visible from the ship.
Harry S. Truman with his guests on a boat goes fishing in the Great Sound and swims in Bermuda.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman on USS Williamsburg in Bermuda. A fishing party boards a boat and pulls away into the Great Sound. The boat underway in the Great Sound. Another group boards a boat and pulls away. Men on the deck wave. Men of the fishing party come back and board USS Williamsburg. Truman in water. He hangs onto a platform on a gangway and then swims around a bit. Truman and other men swimming. USS Williamsburg leaves Bermuda. A blinker signal comes from port director's shack.
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