View of smoke rising from an open field in Italy. Trucks on muddy road. Troops of the 36th Infantry and 143rd Regiment advance and fire artillery. Soldier looks through binoculars. Explosion on ground. View of San Pietro and Liri Valley. Army trucks and jeep move on road. (World War II period).
Map shows San Pietro, Mount Lungo, Mount Sammucro. Explosions in the valley. 36th Infantry Division troops carry dead soldier on litter. Officer speaks over phone. Troops advance uphill. Soldiers move forward taking cover behind trees. Dead soldiers on ground. Explosion on ground. Dead bodies of soldiers placed on litter. (World War II period).
Map shows San Pietro, M. Lungo, M. Sammucro. 36th Infantry Division troops fire machine gun. U.S. Army soldiers advance uphill. Large explosions. Dead soldiers on ground. P-38 Lighting escorts fly in formation. German plane falls. General Clark examines a map. Officer speaks over phone. Troops fire 155 mm Howitzer and tanks at German enemy. Soldiers check time on their watches. (World War II period).
From film on the Battle of San Pietro during World War 2. 142nd Infantry Regiment advances, reach the summit of Mt Lungo and enter San Pietro in Italy. Explosions on hill and active battle scenes with U.S. Army troops taking cover and firing rifles. U.S. Army soldiers check damaged buildings for enemy. Soldiers come out of cave entrance. Dead and wounded soldiers are evacuated. Dead U.S. soldiers are buried in graves dug by both soldiers and civilians. Name plates and dog tags are nailed to grave markers. U.S. Army troops relaxing, smoking, talking, and smiling during a break in the action.
Destroyer Escort,USS Frament (DE 677) is commissioned during World War 2. Lieutenant Commander S. T. McAdam, Jr., in command, reads his orders to crew assembled on deck. Tug boats move the ship away from the pier. DE-677 underway in shakedown cruise.Officers review daily plans for shakedown cruise. General Quarters alarm is sounded and crew mans battle stations. Gun crews at 1.1 inch, 40mm, and 3 inch guns. Crew members positioned to launch depth charges ("ash cans") , torpedoes, and to fire "hedge hogs" (clusters of bombs). Navy aircraft tows a canvas sleeve target for crew to practice fire against. Antiaircraft gun crews shoot down target.
From a U.S. Army Air Force Training film, "How to Fly the P-47. Pilot Familiarization." United States pilot seated on table writes a postcard to his mother, "Mrs D.Q. Hopkins. 1024 Clay Avenue, Pelham, New York" Board in the background with 'Daily Assignment of today' written on it. Scene shifts to forward view from cockpit of a Republic P-47 aircraft flying low over the flight line at an Air Base. Momentary glimpse of the pilot and his post card in the office. Back again, to forward view from cockpit of a P-47, but this time it is on final approach to the runway. Scene shifts to ground view of a P-47 landing. It taxis to the ramp and parks. The crew chief stands on the wing as the pilot completes and signs the aircraft's Form 1 (record of any problems). Five pilots walk past the flight line. The pilot, wearing a seat pack parachute, climbs down from the cockpit. The five pilots, seen earlier, approach, and one introduces them to the P-47 pilot (Captain Hopkins). They are Lieutenants assigned to his training flight. He greets them and shakes hands with all. The group ask questions about the P-47. Then they all go to the pilots room. As Captain Hopkins takes off his flight gear he tells them the P-47 is designed to operate at high altitude. He describes the P-47, referencing a large illustration of it on the wall. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
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