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U.S. soldiers discover the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, when they reoccupy Chamery, France, in World War I
American soldiers collect bits of wreckage from Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt's airplane, where it crashed in Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. They place these items on the grave of Lt. Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, where he had been buried by German aviators who also placed the inscribed wooden cross seen in closeup. View of the soldiers surrounding the grave with bared bowed heads as one stands at attention. Next, a Chaplain is seen reading from a prayer book as he conducts a brief funeral service. A Colonel stands next to him along with a group of soldiers wearing overseas caps and trench coats. Some of the soldiers place items on the grave and straighten it up. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
French civilians greet United States troops entering Sainte-Marie-du-Mont during World War II.
U.S. troops advancing into Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, after landing on Normandy during World War II. Troopers around road sign pointing toward Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and Carentan. Troopers talk to French woman on roadside. U.S. Army soldier gives chewing gum to French children and tries to explain how to chew (not swallow) it. Tanks advance along road. Troopers march along road. French civilians greet arriving U.S. troops. U.S. soldiers march on streets in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont.
Operation Cobra bombardment and attack begins in Normandy (WW2)
A bomber takes off from an airfield for Normandy during World War 2. A group of bombers in flight. Free French 2nd Armored Division soldier looking up the sky. B-17 bombers flying. A German soldier looks up to see bombers. Bomber dropping bombs. German troops get out of a camouflaged truck. Close up of bomber pilot flying. Bomber cockpit with view of bomb sight. Bombs falling. A B-17 bomber dropping multiple bombs from its bomb bay. Anti-aircraft guns firing at bombers. A bomb lands on a factory. Aerial view of bombs landing onto crossroads. More B-17 bomber planes dropping bombs simultaneously. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers dropping bombs over Normandy. Multiple bombs fall on Normandy, creating clouds of explosion. United States General J. Lawton Collins and General Omar Bradley (wearing glasses) ascend stairs. United States troops remove camouflage branches from a Jeep. An M4 Sherman tank moves. Soldiers began moving as Operation Cobra has begun. “Marigny” and “St. Gilles” are highlighted from a map of Normandy. United States soldiers moving through a village with destroyed houses. A German soldier in foxhole aims his rifle. United States M4 Sherman tank passing stone house on road. German soldier with deep scar on his face. German soldier fires a rocket launcher (Raketenpanzerbüchse 54). Multiple explosions on field. German troops fire artillery at United States soldiers. German commander observes field using binoculars. German soldiers prepare to attack Allied troops. German soldiers running. A German soldier fires a Maschinengewehr 34, also known as the MG 34, machine gun. A German soldier throws a hand grenade. A Panzer IV firing at Allied positions. Explosions and thick smoke. United States soldiers crouch beside a hedgerow for cover. Soldiers carry supplies after fighting ceased for the day. Soldier sitting while holding a pistol. Soldiers moving and running with rifles. Tank artillery firing. An M4 Sherman tank drives through a forested road. United States soldier climbs a hedgerow. Soldiers firing artillery from under camouflage nets. A group of United States soldiers climb a hedgerow. Soldiers on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank. Two soldiers fire a mortar from a foxhole. An M4 Sherman tank moves across a field. American commander directs troops to climb over hedgerows. United States soldiers firing at Germans from behind a hedgerow. Soldier firing an M9 Bazooka. A soldier firing with an anti-tank rifle grenade launcher (M7 grenade launcher). Soldiers firing with an M1919 Browning machine gun. An M4 Sherman tank pass by a house. An Armored Column with M4 Sherman tanks enters the town of Saint-Gilles. Most houses in Saint-Gilles are damaged. Piles of rubble in Saint-Gilles. United States 7th Corps soldiers engage in street fighting with German troops in Saint-Gilles. Destroyed houses in Saint-Gilles. Tank firing at a house. Soldiers running far. United States soldier firing with machine gun behind bushes. A tank climbs up a hedgerow. United States soldiers climbing hedgerows. Soldier puts more shell into an artillery. Map of Normandy showing the town of Avranches.
The inauguration of the first church services in Saint Honorine Des Pertes, France (WW2)
The inauguration of the first church services in Saint Honorine Des Pertes, France. Soldiers in Jeep pass on the street. Houses, buildings, and shops beside the street. Civilians on the street. Children watch from the window of a house. They wave the French flag. Women enter The Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes Church (Rue de l'Église, 14520 Aure sur Mer, France). Statue of Jesus Christ in front of the church. American soldiers near the church. People come out of the church. (World War II period).
U.S. 9th Air Force B-26 aircraft drop bombs on marshaling yards in Normandy, France during World War II.
U.S. 9th Air Force air attacks against France during World War II. Aerial views of the 9th Air Force aircraft in flight on June 7, 1944. A convoy of Allied ships underway in the English Channel. Landing crafts circle around the ships. Aircraft attacks German gun emplacements and smoke rises as bombs hit the targets. Saint Lo being bombarded. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders bombard marshaling yards. Billows of smoke rises due to bombing. Bombs drop and impact results in smoke and fire.
U.S. and French soldiers repair the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt in World War I
French and American soldiers remove a makeshift fence from around the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (son of former President Theodore Roosevelt) who was killed during aerial combat in skies over Chamery, France, on June 14, 1918. He was buried with honors, in a battlefield grave, marked with a simple wooden cross, by German fliers. Now American and French soldiers are seen placing a new fence around the grave, along with a new cross and headstone, engraved in French. They also place floral pieces on the grave.
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