Damage and repair of U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Kearny (DD-432) after it was attacked by German U-boat U-568 in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II (before the U.S. had entered the war). Animated map locates the position of U.S. Navy vessel USS Kearney in the Atlantic Ocean when the German submarine struck it near Iceland. Ships at sea. A damaged USS Kearney at sea after the attack. The crew aboard the ship being rescued as they come aboard another ship. The damaged ship at a fjord in Iceland. Men make repairs on the ship as smoke rises. Men weld parts of the ship. USS Kearney sails to Boston. The mast of the ship and the control room. The ship underway at sea after being repaired.
U.S. General Carl Spaatz decorates men in Kairouan, Tunisia during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces P-8 aircraft fly over an airfield in Kairouan. Platoon of Saphis mounted on camels escort a car. General Carl Spaatz gets off the car. Troops lined up on the field. U.S. flag hoisted at the field. General Spaatz pins up Distinguished Flying Cross medal onto British Wellington pilots. Men lined up as General pins up medals. British soldiers lined up. Saphis mounted on camels. General decorates men with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Allied invasion of North West Africa during World War II. Coastline of Dakar, Senegal. A harbor in Dakar with ships at th harbor. A map of North West Africa depicts the location of Dakar. Aerial views of the city of Casablanca, Morocco. A harbor in Algiers, Algeria. Ships in the harbor. A large Allied invasion convoy underway in the Atlantic Ocean as aircraft fly overhead. American soldiers aboard a troops ship. U.S. aircraft carrier underway at sea. U.S. Navy Douglas Devastator TBD-1 and Dauntless SBD-1 take off from the deck of the aircraft carrier. United States troops climb down cargo nets and onto barges. Enemy aircraft in flight as they attack the Allied ships. Smoke rises as naval guns fire at the coastline. U.S. soldiers land on the shore and get off barges.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. submarine on surface. Men aboard USS Springer in the foreground. A signalman aboard Springer as he sends a light message. U.S. Navy officers and sailors on the bridge of Springer as a man holds a megaphone. An American submarine on the surface. Men on the bow of Springer as they tend a line running between the two submarines. Sailors aboard the second submarine as they prepare to release life raft from their deck. Line from raft runs to Springer. Raft being launched towards Springer. Sailors aboard the Springer submarine pull the raft aboard. Crew members haul raft aboard. SS type submarine underway on surface and USS Springer in the foreground. A crew members leans a 40 mm gun and looks out over water through a binoculars. Springer underway at sea as water washes over the side.
U.S. Joint Strategic Target Planning staff at SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters in Nebraska, United States. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, USAF Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W Anderson, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Commandant David M Shoup alight from a U.S. Air Forces VC-135 aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base. The officers being greeted by Commander of SAC General Thomas S Power and Vice Commander Lieutenant General John P McConell. The officers talk and shake hands. The officers leave the air force base in staff cars as SAC elite guards salute.
U.S. troops celebrate Christmas in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A cardboard cut out depicting Santa Claus at the entrance of a barracks. A soldier holds a small white Christmas tree. Other soldiers decorate a tree with ornaments. A Christmas tree and a cross at the entrance of a chapel. United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk underway at sea. An altar aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. A bible placed at the altar. A Christmas tree decorated with greeting cards. Santa Claus arrives at an orphanage in Vietnam on board a tank that has been painted white and appointed with a sled and reindeers, along with the words, 'Merry Christmas.' A sign at the orphanage reads 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year' and depicts Santa driving a bulldozer. Vietnamese children wave. The U.S. Navy Chaplains Corp Chief James Kelly speaks at a desk extending Christmas wishes. A Chaplain conducts a prayer service. A patrol boat underway at sea. The American flag waves alongside the South Vietnamese flag. Background music is U.S. Navy Seachanters singing Christmas Carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day".
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