U.S. troops in England during World War II. Troops remove their combat gear.They stack arms and equipment outside recreation facility operated by NAAFI (Navy,Army,Air Force Institute, a British Government service organization for enlisted military personnel) Combat gear lying on ground. Soldiers being issued personal flotation gear. Soldiers lined up to receive the gear. Supplies being loaded onto a truck. Wooden crates being transferred onto a boat with the help of a wooden plank. The boat flies a pennant with 48 white stars on a solid field. It contains no stripes. Sign on dispensing machine at wharf reads "Nestle's Chocolate." The boat is manned by U.S. Coast Guardsmen. Military jeeps lined up on the wharf. Soldiers around the jeeps. A soldier loaded in a truck being helped by another soldier to strap his gear onto his shoulder.
American troops in England during World War II, near time of preparations for invasion of France. Troops are marshalled on dock. They line up and descend as their names are checked off on a list by soldier with Army Service Forces patch on his arm.Soldiers board boat. Some U.S. Army soldiers seen walking across three small British landing craft, using them as a bridge to outer part of dock. British ships seen across the harbor.
Men in a U.S. city, stand around near bulletin boards posting the latest war news during World War 2. A bridge behind them has wording on it reading: "The Information and War Activities Center." Closeup of a civilian and a U.S. Navy sailor reading Invasion News dispatches posted on the board. Closeups of the dispatches (out of focus). Closeup from behind of many men stopping to read the latest postings. Closeup of "flash" dispatches (out of focus).
A ceremony on pier C for the departure of U.S. 25th Infantry Division from Inchon, Korea. Troops train at Inchon with battalions of the 25th Division soldiers. The soldiers lined up prior to boarding vessels. Korean children await the departure ceremonies. Trees in the background. A group of Korean children sing songs. White and African American U.S. Army officers stand at ease and watch the proceedings. Infantry soldiers carrying barracks bags make their way across the docks.
Conclusions of tests conducted by U.S. Army Air Forces, at Eglin Field, Florida, seeking best way to attack Japanese homeland during World War 2. Actor Lee J. Cobb, portraying an Air Force Captain, smoking a pipe in his "office." Views of M-41 fragmentation bomb and a bundle of M-69 incendiary bombs. The Captain holds a model of a B-17 bomber and uses it to discuss bombing techniques. B-17 in flight. Views of effects of fragmentation bomb, showing numerous small holes produced by it. Aerial view of the test area houses. Mixture of M-69 incendiary bombs and M-41 frag bombs being dropped by the plane on the test area. Various views of resulting damage and effects. Test report is shown, concluding that demolition bombs are not effective against congested wooden structures; that M-41 frag bombs deter early firefighting efforts; and that a mix of 80 percent M-69 incendiaries and 20 percent M-41 frag bombs is optimum. Views of Japanese cities burning, from such bombing, during the war.
Activities of the U.S. 1st and the 6th Marine Divisions on the island of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. U.S. Marines fire an artillery. The artillery bombards Shuri. Vehicles, artillery and munitions submerged in water due to heavy rains. Food and ammunition being passed up a hill via a human chain. Supplies dropped from 'Corsairs' are collected.
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