After having used cardboard cutouts of the Kaiser and German Crown Prince, in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, U.S. sailors dispose of them. Sailors are lined up at the Naval Supply Depot in New York City, watching as several of them hang a cardboard cutout effigy of the Kaiser over scraps of wood, which they set afire. All the sailors jump and cheer as the smoke and flames rise. They throw paper on the fire to help it burn. Others swing a cardboard effigy of the German Crown Prince, over the fire. As the sailors dance about and cheer, and the fire burns, one of them performs acrobatic tricks in front of the camera. Others come forward and dance for the camera. Finally, a hose is brought to the scene and used to extinguish the fire. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Various scenes of U.S. Aircraft Carrier action in the Pacific during World War 2. Heavy flak from defending U.S. Navy ships. Explosions occur in the ocean. Two ships underway at sea as explosions occur. A U.S. escort carrier underway at sea. F6F makes a crash landing aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). Flight deck personnel lie prone as explosions occur near the ship. A Japanese torpedo plane is shot down with tail ablaze, near the side of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) . Another aircraft lands on the flight deck.
View from port side of a U.S. landing ship tank (LST) underway in the English Channel during World War 2. Ahead is another ship and three landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVPs) on the horizon. Scene shifts to stern of a boat in which two U.S. Coast Guard officers are seen, with Slapton Sands in the background. One smokes a cigar. Next, another view from the port side of the LST shows two officers standing on the deck. The ship approaches the shore and beaches at Slapton Sands. Targets and guide flags are seen on the sand along with a large sign designating Beach "B." A huge hill dominates the background. Closeup of the Coast Guard officer smoking his cigar. Next, a landing craft tank (LCT) number 140 and a Higgins Boat from Troop Transport PA-25 are seen hitting the beach. Closeup of U.S. Coast Guard officer observing through binoculars. A truck driving out of a landing craft utility.
Italian submarine Balbarigo on patrol off the coast of Brazil, in South Atlantic waters during World War II. The Balbarigo cruising on the surface and then submerging when it observes several U.S. warships. View from periscope of a U.S. warship firing heavy gun. View, from conning tower of surfaced submarine Balbarigo, of the U.S. freighter Staghound, alone in the waters off the coast of Brazil. The Balbarigo fires its deck gun. View of the freighter Staghound struck in port stern area, burning and sinking.
U.S. Battleships serving as part of the 6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, in World War 1. View from a circling motor launch, of the U.S. Battleship, New York (BB-34) and a British Invincible-Class Battlecruiser, at anchor. U.S. Battleships, Florida (BB-30), Arkansas (BB-33), and Texas (BB-35) are partially obscured in mist, in the distance. The steel cantilever railroad bridge over the Firth of forth, is seen dimly in background. A British Invincible-class battle cruiser is seen closeup as are British aircraft carriers Furious and Argus, both in camouflage paint.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. soldier stands beside a fenced wall. Debris and rubble scattered at the bombed site. A bulldozer clears the area. Search and rescue operation carried out by soldiers and clean up crews at the bombed site. Soldiers stand on guard behind a wall. U.S. Soldier mounts gun on an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). A crumpled U.S. flag covered in mud on the ground.
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