Troops from 5th and 8th Regiments, of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, proceeding along a railroad and bordering sidewalks, as they enter outskirts of Manila during World War 2. Scenes of devastation with wooden structures completely destroyed in adjoining fields.
United States 8th Cavalry and 5th Cavalry Regiment troops enter Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. 8th Cavalry Regiment troops file past dead Japanese lying in a street. Major General Verne D. Mudge, commander, U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, and Regimental officers study a map at a street intersection.
U.S. Army Air Service Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) in the United States during the first flight around the world. In Aleutian Islands, Alaska: Flier Douglas World Cruiser on a lake before the hop across the Pacific to Japan. A snow-covered mountain in the background. Two cruisers. One of the cruisers warms up. One of the cruisers as it is being raised onto a Coast Guard ship. Raised aircraft engine shows engine change in Lieutenant Leigh Wade's (Pilot of the World Cruiser) airplane for a hop to Attu Island in Japan. Lt. Lowell H. Smith standing on the nose of the aircraft holding the propeller blade. A stationary cruiser on a shore. Another cruiser seen. Both are equipped with pontoons. Three of the world cruisers in flight while they are in their first flight from America to Asia. Animated map shows the dangerous route across the Pacific. The Pacific crossed by airplane. Animated map of the coastline of North America and Asia with 'Second Division Chicagoff to Kagoshima, Japan' written on the map.
Independence celebrations in France during World War II. U Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower observes the firing of a giant howitzer. A message on an artillery shell for the Germans. Artillery is loaded and fired. Camouflaged artillery is fired. Smoke rises due to the firing. U.S. and French people celebrate victory. Soldiers fire to draw out German snipers. American soldiers capture prisoners. Wounded are treated. An equipment burns. Prisoners are being taken by the Americans.
Mekong Bridge in Burma during World War II. Huge mountains in the background. Views of the Mekong River. A roadway which leads to Mekong Bridge. Several U.S. soldiers in a jeep on Burma road.
U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon visits the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Interior of the Pentagon. President Nixon greets civilian employees. He smiles. Officials and officers applaud and take seats. He speaks to the officials and the officers in an auditorium.
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