Two P-47D aircraft raise considerable dust as they make a formation takeoff from Advanced Landing Ground, A-12, at Lignerolles, France, during World War 2. They are painted with white invasion stripes Change of scene shows P-47D, tail number 42-27603, of the 362nd Fighter Group, 378th Fighter Squadron, parked on stiffened steel mesh (Sommerfeld Tracking) at the field. The aircraft is under armed guard. Its tail wheel appears to be sunk below the steel mesh. A motorcycle is parked beside the aircraft. Airmen walk around the airplane, looking at battle damage that is seen on leading edge and aileron of its right wing. Two holes are seen in the fuselage below the cockpit. A Military policeman examines the holes in the fuselage. Camera shows accidental closeup of steel mesh on the field that appears to be the square-mesh track variety (SMT). Glimpse of a P-47D making a dusty takeoff.
Tank support for U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. An aid man attends to a wounded U.S. soldier. A platoon moves cautiously along hedgerows firing M-1 Garand rifles and BARs (Browning Automatic Rifles) and rifle grenades. A tank fires, giving cover to the infantrymen.
U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. A soldier uses a field telephone. Soldiers with rifles advance through a wooded area.
Tank support for U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. M4-Sherman tanks still with deep wading trunks in place give cover to advancing infantrymen. The tanks fire and smoke rises. A soldier talks into a handie-talkie. Two U.S. officers confer over a map. An officer behind a line cuts a wire.
The Battle of Château-Thierry in Château-Thierry, France during World War I. A wooded area. A few dead German soldiers lying on the ground. A statue of Jesus Christ in a damaged church. U.S. soldiers salvage materials from the church. They uncover and dust off part of the altar. A soldier sits at a piano amidst the rubble and plays while several U.S. soldiers gathered around sing.
The Battle of Château-Thierry in Château-Thierry, France during World War I. U.S. soldiers stand around German emplacements on a field. U.S. officers inspect the emplacements. U.S. soldiers walk on a railway track. A soldier shows German equipment.
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