A USAAF B-17F is seen where it crash-landed in the desert near Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso, Texas, on February 18, 1943, in World War 2. The film was shot some time later when salvage operations are underway including removal of engines. As the camera pans around the plane, a bent propeller is seen in the sand. The tail number 25326 is seen, identifying it as Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, 42-5326, of the 351st Bombardment Group, 511th Bomb Squadron, with home base at Biggs Field. The camera focuses on the plane's empennage.
United States troops in North Africa during World War 2. The American flag flies atop ruins of a French fort in North Africa. Ruins of the fort. Soldiers outside the ruins. The drum and bugle unit and a squad of soldiers with rifles march into the fort. Binoculars hanging on a sign board stating 'NEW YORK CITY - MAYOR MOLOTOV'. Soldiers sitting in the background and another one on a bicycle. The band and squad emerges from the ruins. A soldier with binoculars around his neck stands near the sign board. Soldiers among pup tents near the ruins. View of the landscape around the ruins. View of a house.
Allied officers at a retreat ceremony in Casablanca, Morocco. United States Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark walking toward flag ceremony area, with Vichy-French aligned Admiral Darlan following close behind. Timeframe is mid November during ceremonies surrounding the signing of the Darlan Agreement, also called the Clark-Darlan Accords. Other high ranking Allied officers are seen at the event, including British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, and other American, British, French Army and Navy officers attend the ceremony. Soldiers give a gun salute. Allied officers salute during the ceremony. Officers seen exiting the ceremony area, walking as they talk to each other. Scene changes to new location and shows dark scenes of vegetation and then very dark scenes of Generals entering an unidentified building. The first appears to be Lt. General Mark Clark followed immediately by Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower. Both salute. British officers enter the building after them. Final scene in good light shows Lt. General Mark Clark exiting building followed by Lt. General Eisenhower, and then Admiral Cunningham. Clark and Eisenhower salute as they exit and walk by nearby parked cars.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the Liberation of Paris at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. View of the Arc De Triomphe. General Eisenhower and French officers arrive at the venue. Allied officers and soldiers gathered around. General Eisenhower lays a wreath at the French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. French soldiers give a sword salute. He addresses the gathering regarding the Liberation of Paris by the Allied and French Forces of the Interior (FFI). Photographers take pictures. Soldiers seated on tanks. General Eisenhower presents the Shield of Honor to the people of Paris in World War II.
Soldiers take a shower in a make shift hot water shower room in Korea during the Korean War. Soldiers approach the shower cabin. Sign reads 'Macon Springs'. Soldiers stand with towels and clothes. They remove their clothing and helmet and put them in a make shift locker room. A soldier turns the knob and waits. Another soldier operates the power plant. The power plant consists of an airplane oil pump and military jeep. The soldier begins the jeep ignition. Water from a large puddle on the ground is pumped to the makeshift heater and through pipes into the shower. Soldier showers under the flowing water. Interior of the ingenious hot water shower room.
Buildings and houses in the United States. An ornate victorian home with a castle look. Elaborate stained glass windows, tall pillars, and double-stairways in various other houses and buildings.
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