An Allied athletic meet at Pershing Stadium in Joinville Le Pont, France. Men in a boxing ring during the Athletic meet. Boxers compete during a boxing bout. The winner with the American flag. U.S. Army General Pershing, Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett and James Harboard watch the event. Dignitaries in the grandstand. A swimming event at the meet. Swimmers in the pool and soldiers in the background.
An Allied athletic meet at Pershing Stadium in Joinville Le Pont, France. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing and other officers on a podium. General Pershing presents awards to various American athletes. American and French Army officers including General Paul A. Wolf being presented awards. Various participants and officers being awarded at the ceremony.
An Allied athletic meet at Pershing Stadium in Joinville Le Pont, France. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing and other officers on a podium during the Allied athletic meet as the American flag is lowered during a ceremony. The officers on the podium salute. They get down from the podium. High ranking military officers and dignitaries in the spectators stand. A man decorated with medals.
American soldiers of a Field Artillery Battalion in the 92nd Infantry Division (Colored), "Buffalo Soldiers," are seen at their 8-inch howitzer emplacement, among trees near Mantes-Gassicourt, France during World War 2. Their M4 high speed tractor is parked nearby and two soldiers unload 8-inch shells from it. One hands them to the other who uses his feet to roll them off the back of the tractor where they fall to the ground, which is covered in straw grass cuttings. Other soldiers roll the heavy shells away. Next, gun crew members are seen relaxing around their gun, which is hard to see against the foliage behind. The crew commander, an Army Captain, is seated on the ground reviewing documents, while a young soldier digs into the turf with a long-handled shovel. A number of 8-inch shells is arrayed on the ground. Closeup of the soldier digging with the shovel. View of other gun crew members relaxing, including some playing cards. Closeup of some card players. (Note: This gun crew is likely from the 795th or the 999th Field Artillery Battalion)
United States Army Field Artillery Battalion of 92nd Infantry Division (Colored), "Buffalo Soldiers," equipped with tractor-drawn 8-inch Howitzers, in Mantes-Gassicourt, France during World War 2. African American soldiers of fire control group observe town below, from vantage point on overlooking hill. One of them looks through a periscopic binocular telescope. Others look through ordinary binoculars. Closeup of a Master Sergeant looking through binoculars. Camera pans across the valley, town, and agricultural fields below. Camera focuses briefly on Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Mantes (Notre Dame de Mantes) in Mantes-la-Jolie and then shifts to battery of 8 inch howitzers firing from camouflaged positions in foliage. Gun crews step away as each howitzer fires, and then rush back to reload and fire again. (Note: These batteries are likely from the 795th or the 999th Field Artillery Battalion)
United States Army soldiers in France during World War II. Lieutenant General Geo S. Patton and Major General I.T. Wyche. A sign reads ' Mantes La Ville ' . American soldiers walk down a street with damaged houses on the two sides. Soldiers on vehicles pass through Mantes. A sign reads ' St Germain 31, Paris 40 '.
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