A German aircraft is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 22nd March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Captain E.L. Abbott of 328th Squadron. The aircraft trails and fires at a German Heinkel He 177 bomber aircraft. The U.S. aircraft makes another pass. The crashed He 177 on the ground.
A German aircraft is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 9th April 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Captain W.W. May of 82nd Squadron. The aircraft attacks a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft. The U.S. aircraft trails the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 around in the open country. The Fw 190 explodes after a direct hit.
Exteriors of the White House in Washington DC. Interior of the White House shows U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing Alaska Statehood Act on July 7, 1958, granting Alaska status as the 49th state as of January 3, 1959. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and other officials surround President Eisenhower. Workers work with the U.S. flag showing 49th star added to new staggered star design.
U.S. landings on the Utah Beach for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. A U.S. transport ship underway and small boats in water around the ship. U.S. Army nurses in small boats are hoisted aboard British hospital ship Prague (#61).
The tail end of a contingent of U.S. soldiers is seen marching away, along the tracks, after visiting a Red Cross canteen rail car during world war 1. Red Cross women volunteers in white dresses stand in front of a Wabash Railroad car marked with red crosses and a sign reading "Canteen Services." A U.S. Army brass band is playing in the center of the train yard. The Red cross workers step away from their rail car to wave goodbye to the departed troops. Scene shifts to a Red Cross woman handing out, what appear to be photographs, to U.S. soldiers standing in a line with their personal mess kit cups. A waterway is seen behind the line of soldiers. Afterwards, the soldiers assemble and drink their coffee. (Location is likely in the midwest USA.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Armored column including several models of Renault FT tanks, operated by French crewmen, in World War 1, The column passes damaged houses as U.S. troops watch. Several views of the FT tanks moving. Column of tanks stationary on road. Lead tank crew converse with U.S. infantry standing near them. German Prisoners of War pass in background, carrying stretcher. More shots of FT tanks moving up accompanied by American infantry. Close-ups showing "Spade" painted on turrets, identifying them as belonging to First Section of their Tank Company. Tanks are followed by a heavy duty U.S Army ambulance equipped with a heavy bumper, and heavy duty tires, much like those in the motorized ambulance companies of the 89th Division. A Ford scout car brings up the rear. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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