U.S. war correspondents in France during the first few months after the Allied invasion to liberate France. Views of French countryside. Views in a village. People milling about on a street. Three young French children ride on the back of a mule as a boy pulls the mule. U.S. war correspondents pose with a French family. A woman with a child. A sign on a building reads 'Hotel and Restaurant Moderne' and a French flag flies out front. Small boats at a harbor of a coastal French town. U.S. Army jeeps on a street. Two French civilians walking with a bicycle and two U.S. soldiers together cross the wreckage of a partially destroyed bridge. A bicyclist on the street of a heavily bombed town with rubble and wrecked homes. Close and distant views of Mont Saint Michel, the small rocky island at the mouth of Couesnon River in Normandy. U.S. sailors aboard a vessel at sea.
Operation "Roads End,"involving the post-war scuttling of the Japanese submarine fleet. U.S. sailors opening boxes of demolition charges on the deck of Japanese Sen Toku I-400-class submarine aircraft carrier, number I-402, moored in Sasebo Bay, Japan. (It was converted to a tanker sub, and completed only 3 weeks before the end of the war, and never placed in service. I-402 is one of only 3 such boats ever completed.) A U.S. Navy launch, approaches and ties up to the I-402. Close view of the submarine as the launch approaches. Vice Admiral Robert M. Griffin, commander of U.S. Naval Forces,Japan, a Rear Admiral, and a Captain, climb from the launch onto the submarine. Scene shifts to a smaller sub ,tied up next to the I-402, where an U.S. Army Colonel, and Navy Captain, are conferring with a Japanese officer. A utility boat is tied up in the background. The Army colonel goes into a hatch leading below decks followed by the Navy Captain. Next scene shows Admiral Griffin emerging from an open hatch on the deck of the I-402. He speaks to a navy Commander standing nearby. Empty explosives boxes, previously seen, are now stacked in a pile near the boat's conning tower. Camera shows a Japanese aircraft carrier moving past a Japanese submarine. View from deck of the I-402, showing the smaller sub to the right, and another Japanese sub, behind, with smoke rising from it. High hills overlooking the bay, in background. Admiral Griffin conversing with the Rear Admiral. Japanese crew lounging on the utility boat next to the I-402. Group of American officers conversing near the hangar door of the I-402. View downward from the conning tower, of the admirals and other officers. U.S. Army Colonel points out something on deck of nearby small submarine. An I-400 class submarine and a Japanese cruiser. Japanese sailor opens hangar door of I-402. Admiral Griffin and his aide, inspect inside. The two admirals and the Captain examining the hangar.All the American officers gathered on deck of the I-402.
American farmers on farmland with several tractors operating on the field. American men and women work to clear rocks and stones from a farm field. Group of rural neighbors in America working together to construct a barn building (raise a barn). They build the barn and wield hammers. Ships at dock with Marshall Plan food supplies from United States to Europe for post-war recovery after World War 2. Elevated view of main city square in Copenhagen, Denmark soon after World War 2. Busy roads with vehicle, pedestrian, and street car or trolley cars running on roads around the Liberty Memorial obelisk, on Vesterbrogade opposite the Grand Central Station. Crane lifting supplies for rebuilding effort beside some buildings in Copenhagen. Man in Europe cuts grass with a scythe or grass whip. American troops board ships to Europe to join NATO troops in Europe maintaining peace after World War 2. Close up view of group of American NATO forces marching in close ranks. U.S. military forces at NATO Naval headquarters in Norfolk,Virginia. Officer salute at a flag ceremony. Wide view of massive group of U.S. Navy sailors at attention during a ceremony in Norfolk. U.S. Naval fleet in Atlantic ocean. U.S. Navy jet fighter aircraft takes off from Carrier in Atlantic ocean. Camera view as planes take off from camera, and then view from rear facing camera in aircraft as plane takes off from aircraft carrier deck. View of the world's first atomic powered submarine, the U.S. Navy's USS Nautilus (SSN-571). The submarine at sea from an aerial view, and view from submarine of water breaking over its surface. American long range Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft parked at airfield. Personnel in control tower flashes light signals to waiting aircraft. A B-47 taxis for take off. American pilots exit personal equipment storage building of 306th Bombardment Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and head to their aircraft for a mission. B-47 Stratojet plane taking off.
Newly recruited U.S. Army troops train for World War 1 deployment. U.S. troops carry rifles and aim during training. U.S. troops practice to aim and shoot in prone position. U.S. troops in a drill session. U.S. troops exercise.
Four new U.S. Security Policemen relieve old ones at Hill 151. Old Security Policemen board HH-43B 'Huskie' helicopter. U.S. Security Policeman opens supply package. U.S. Security Policemen carry supply items to observation post overlooking Phu Cat Air Base at Hill 151. U.S. Security Policemen place supplies near the tent post. U.S. Security Policeman looks towards the valley.
Destroyers of Squadron 14, U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters are deployed from Constantinople (Istanbul) By Detachment Commander, Rear Admiral, Mark Lambert Bristol, in response to emergency in city of Smyrna (Izmir). The Destroyer,USS Simpson (DD-221) is seen departing the harbor. Several destroyers of Squadron 14, viewed from one ahead of them, proceeding at high speed in Turkish waters. Background of a slate shows flames billowing over Smyrna at night. View from a U.S. Destroyer, of heavy smoke rising from the port area of Smyrna. Inhabitants are seen along the city pier. Nightime scenes of fires burning all along the waterfront. U.S. sailors are seen helping Greek and Armenian refugees from trucks on the quay, and guiding them across rail yards toward U.S. Destroyers at a dock.An injured refugee is carried on a stretcher by sailors. Aboard a destroyer, sailors assist refugees.One hands out chococlate Hershey bars. Several sailors entertain the refugees by playing banjos. A refugee man dances to the music. Refugees receiving food from an American sailor, on deck of a destroyer, as they approach Constantinople. Several men and women with a large group of Boy Scouts in uniforms on a pier. One Boy Scout carries a large American flag. Several U.S. sailors mingle with the group. The Ortakoy Mosque is seen in the background. The boys are helped from the pier and seated in a barge, which is then pulled by a tugboat, as their adult leaders stand and wave to people on shore. Refugees arriving at village of Bebek. Three Boy Scouts with a pet dog. Women and children being guided aboard a large open boat, flying the American flag. A sailor leads children in calisthenics at American Near East Relief orphanage, in ruins of ancient Temple of Jupiter at Athens, Greece. The children run in supervised exercises. The Acropolis seen in background. Sailors try to calm a crying baby with some candy, to no avail. But they successfully distract the child with pieces of fruit.
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