United States 969th Field Artillery Unit in France during World War II. An African American soldier of the unit sets a fuze onto a shell. A soldier speaks over a field phone. A two and a half ton truck arrives at the gun position with ammunition. Soldiers unload shells and store them in a dugout.
United States 969th Field Artillery Unit in France during World War II. An African American soldier of the unit near a howitzer. A soldier receives firing order over a field phone. The howitzer is fired. The soldier speaks over the phone. The battery of the howitzer being fired. Smoke rises
Cockatoos birds perform stunts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The birds on a miniature giant wheel as one of them operates it to demonstrate the way they used to entertain Allied soldiers in France during World War I. The birds enjoy a merry go round ride. They climb up and down a ladder. A bird hoists an American flag.
Gigantic ship SS Normandie afloat nearing harbor in New York City. Largest craft at the time arrives in New York, crossing from France to New York in record time of 4 days, 3 hours, 14 minutes. Normandie with Statue of Liberty in foreground. Other ship and boats at harbor area. Tall buildings of the Manhattan skyline and skyscrapers in the foreground.
French troops returning to France from Indochina arrive at Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. Several wounded, on litters, are carried down a ramp from their aircraft. Change of scene to inside a hangar at the base, where a Red Cross bus is parked and group of Red Cross volunteer women are seen at a Red Cross Canteen. Several Red Cross buses and vehicles are parked at the hangar entrance. A large sign above the canteen reads: "Aloha, from the Hawaii Red Cross Chapter Hickam Air Evac Canteen, American Red Cross Volunteers." Scene shifts to a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Boeing C-97 aircraft taxiing in, on a wet ramp at Hickam Field.
Vietnamese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh at end of World War II. Crowds cheer as he boards DC-3 airplane for flight to France. In Paris, Ho Chi Minh is escorted by French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman. The Viet Minh flag flies near meeting place. French military officers arrive at meeting. French newspaper article reports that Ho Chi Minh is hosted by the French Government. Plaque on a building reads Congress II, in Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap speak in turn and are applauded. Hammer and sickle on banners with the single star. Speakers and audience give rousing cheers. Plaque on building reads National Viet Minh Convention, in Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh mingles with enthusiastic Vietnamese people in rural area of the country.
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