United States and French troops in France during World War I. Military ceremonies at the courtyard of Les Invalides (Hôtel des Invalides 75007 Paris, France) in Paris. The military band parades. U.S. and French soldiers present. Officers and dignitaries attend the ceremony. U.S. General John Pershing, French General Joseph Joffre, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French President Raymond Poincare, former Prime Minister Paul Painleve, Admiral Marie-Jean-Lucien Lacaze, French General Auguste Dubail and others process, reviewing the French and American military forces assembled. The dignitaries greet each other. U.S. and French troops parade. A military band performs. Soldiers march.
Slate reads: "Coucy, France. The American Aero Corps, which has seen active service with the Allied Armies, is now ready to fly for Uncle Sam." Aircraft are seen on a grass flight line. Closeup of one airplane fuselage shows Indian Head dress Squadron Insignia of the French Army, Lafayette Escadrille, that continued to be displayed on aircraft of the American 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron. French flier, Gervais Raoul Lufbery, sits on the ground leaning against the airplane. Another French flier sits nearby, accompanied by a German Shepherd dog. American flier,, William Thaw, stands against the propeller of the airplane. A group of American and French fliers display a large American flag, in recognition of the the 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron commencing operations in France, as a U.S. entity.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, wife of United States President Woodrow Wilson and Madame Poincaré, wife of President of France, Raymond Poincaré arriving at the Murat Mansion (28 Rue de Monceau 75008 Paris, France) in Paris. They are on their visit to Paris during the Paris Peace Conference. The French guards helping them to get the horse carriage. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
German prisoners of war (POWs) held in an outdoor wire enclosure, by U.S. First Division troops behind the lines near Catigny, France, during World War 1. Closeups of two German prisoners, each with a U.S. Army interrogator. The second one is being spoken to by a U.S. Army lieutenant. View of several prisoners, including a German medical corpsman, attending a wounded on a litter. German prisoners being searched and processed by two French soldiers under supervision of a U.S. Army officer. U.S. troops in the background. U.S. General John J. Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) steps from a headquarters building, behind the lines near Catigny, France, accompanied by Major General Robert L. Bullard, Commander of the U.S. First Division, and staff. They proceed along pavement in front of several buildings. Next scene shows Pershing and Major General Bullard entering a wooded area, where U.S. troops line a path and several German prisoners are faced away from the path. The American generals look over some German officer prisoners drawn up in a small group on one side of the path. They continue past a wire enclosure containing German prisoners, on the other side of the path.
Activities of United States 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. Officers of the 94th Aero Squadron lined up on a field in France, for an award ceremony. Chief of U.S. Air Service, Major General Mason Patrick, accompanied by Brigadier General William Mitchell (Billy Mitchell), presents Distinguished Service Crosses to aviators of the U.S. 94th Aero Squadron, including Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who receives the DSC with 4 oak leaf clusters. Recipients pose with their Distinguished Service Crosses. Captains Rickenbacker and Jimmy Meissner pose together. SPAD aircraft and a hangar in the background. Rickenbacker poses next to his SPAD XIII that displays German bullet holes patched with Iron cross markings on its tail.
United States Ships en route to France during World War I. United States Survivors from the torpedoed USS President Lincoln boarding the U.S. Army Transport Great Northern, at Brest, France. U.S. Naval Officers wearing life jackets chat aboard the ship. A man looks through a pair of binoculars. Men with binoculars hung around their necks talk to each other.
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