Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division at South West of Con Thien in Vietnam during Operation Prairie III of the Vietnam War. Captain Garrett, Commander of 'K' company 3/3, without utility, cart belt, canteen, camo helmet stands near bushes and under a tree. He speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Another marine seated in foreground writes on a map. Other marine armed with M-14 rifles, M-16 machine guns some with packs move over dirt path. Capain Garrett bends over and speaks with the marine writing on the map. Other marines some uncovered seated near bushes. Thatched dwelling in the field in far background. Captain stands next to dirt trail as he speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Other marines seated and stand near lightly wooded area. Other marines some uncovered , stand and sit in bushes as they take a break. The Captain stands as he speaks over phone of PRC-25 radio. Second marine seated and make notes on a map. Corpsman with utility, cart belt, canteen and uncovered stands at the entrance to Viet dwelling. He smokes as he prepares to treat Vietnam civilians. . The corpsman stands bending over in front of dirt porch of the Viet dwelling. He cuts a piece of tape. While several Viet civilians mostly children look on. One civilian man stoops and holds out his arms to be bandaged. The corpsman with camo grease paint on face bends over. He places medical articles back in his medical bag. One of the Viet civilian man with an arm bandage , stoops to several children in entrance to dwelling.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Hills and mountains in the foreground. A dirt road. Small psns at base of rocky mountains. A view of high and rocky mountains. Many psns at base of the same mountain. A dirt road passes a grassy field. Hills and mountains in the far background. A truck moves over a dirt road. Another truck carries supplies as it moves across a bridge. Many psns at base of the hill in far background. Marines washes a jeep in a stream. Hardback buildings and other psns in foreground. Self Propelled (S.P.) 105Mm Howitzer (HOW) in large dug out psns. A truck moves over road in far background. A S.P. 155 HOW parked near a mountain of dirt and psns made from ammo carets and sandbags. A second 155 HOW in psn and hills in the background.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign in grassy area reads 'Camp Carroll'. The Camp Carroll dedication sign reads ' Camp J. J. Carrolls Dedicated November 1966 in Honor of Captain James Joseph Carroll, USMC, Company "K" 3rd BN 4th Marines". The grassy and dirt fields, dirt road , large tents and sandbag psns at Camp Carroll. A USA 175mm gun in psn. The hardback buildings, sandbags psns and marine stand and walk at Camp Carroll.
The upper deck of the SS Leviathan, carrying American Expeditionary Forces to France during World War 1. Formerly the German ocean liner, Vaterland, she is the largest ship afloat, and carries 12 thousand troops. This footage shows the U.S. Navy commissary Officer inspecting various functional activities related to care and feeding of the crew and troops aboard. He checks sides of beef in cold storage of the meat locker. He samples a pie in the bakery; and inspects the galley. Next sequence shows Army troops forming two chow lines as they come down into the mess area, carrying their individual mess kits. Mess personnel serve the troops, who then proceed to long tables where they eat.
U.S. soldiers crowd on the deck of an LST crossing the English Channel en route to Normandy France on D-day, in World War 2.. A photographer in the background takes their pictures. Lieutenant Colonel John H. Livingston,of the 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion, refers to a map as he briefs members under his command about their mission. Army chaplain, Captain George Russell Barber, conducts an informal religious service for troops.
Activities at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft stationary at an air strip. The engine starts. Operations being performed on the aircraft. An auxiliary power unit in front of the aircraft. Ground crewmen perform preflight inspection of the B-47 before starting the engines. Colonel Kunkle, crew member of the B-47 writes information on a flight plan form. Colonel Greer peers into a section of the engine. Preflight inspection. Col. Kunkle makes a visual check of the wings and all components parts of the aircraft. A ground crew operates the auxiliary power unit control panel for starting the engine of the B-47. He checks the rocket assist unit. Airmen make adjustments on the release nozzle of the rocket assist unit. The colonel reads information on a check sheet. A ground crewmen holds hands over the auxiliary power unit. A staff car drives up a taxi strip. Water covers the taxi strip. Heavy rainfall and no aircraft visible. Col. Kunkle, Colonel Greer and Major Richards get off from the car and walk. The crew donning flight equipment stands near the nose of the B-47 prior to boarding it. The Col. and the crew converse before boarding the aircraft. Men check each other's personal equipment. The B-47 stationary at the air strip. The engine starting unit with the auxiliary power unit in the nose. The B-47 taxis over the water covered runway. A jet blast blows a spray behind the aircraft. A ground crewman gives signal to the aircraft taxiing in the parking area. A ground radio control unit in a half ton truck. The operator of the truck talks over a radio phone. The rocket unit is set in. Rocket assisted takes off.
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