U.S. amphibious assault on Pacific island in World War 2. Transport ships offshore. A U.S. Fletcher Class destroyer, close to shore, bombarding the shore. White smoke rising from shell burst. Landing craft heading toward shore. Black smoke rising on shoreline, from naval shelling. More black smoke and fires at another shore location. Plume of water from Japanese shell striking near assault boats. The destroyer close to the shore as smoke drifts above mountain in background. Flames at shore. Landing craft tracked (LCT) approaching shore and avoiding area of fire and smoke. American SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser, PC-1278, close to shore. She displays a red flag with white stripe, as secondary control ship for Red Beach. Several LVTs led by one displaying Wave Commander blue and orange flag. Several plumes of water thrown into the air from Japanese shells or bombs. Assault boats reaching narrow beach, where a fire is burning. Other boats and LVTs avoiding the area of smoke and fire. Landing craft clustered at shore and one flying red and white flag, away from the shore. Several structures on the shore. More black smoke rising from shore. Camera pans around showing steep vegetation-covered hills characteristic of the island.
U.S. and French troops parade in liberated Cherbourg on Bastille Day. The troops and civilians gathered in a city square. Men, women and children watch. Soldiers and civilians hold flags. The US, French Navy and French Forces of the Interior (FFI) march alongside. The band plays. People watch from their homes. General Charles De Gaulle present at the celebration. 'Vive De Gaulle' on a banner. The square is renamed 'Place General De Gaulle.' Soldiers and policemen salute. Children hold flowers. People sing and dance in the square. Musicians play their instruments. (World War II period).
U.S. troops attack enemy strong points in Korea. Planes drop napalm bombs over Red strong points on hill sides. U.S. Aircraft and artillery target Red bunkers. Infantrymen charge with flame throwers in hand. Flames from the napalm bombs fire spread rapidly. A smoke screen to help the ground troops advance.
Cold War aggression mounts in Europe. Two U.S. Thunderjets downed by Soviet-made MIG aircraft, flown by Czech pilots, 15 miles inside the American zone in Germany. Remains of the two Republic F-84 aircraft. Soldiers examine the wreckage. Soldier points to the damage and bullet holes on the remains. Americans Lt. Donald Smith and Lt. Warren Brown seated at a table. Lt. Smith narrates the incident of unprovoked attack. The Lieutenants demonstrate using model aircraft.
Departure of U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley from the National Airport, Washington DC. The Geneal with other officers at the airport. Cameramen take pictures. General Bradley talks to the journalists as they take notes. A U.S. transport plane in the background. A journalist takes an audio recorded interview of the General. He talks to other officers. The General and another official board the plane.
During the retreat back to South Korea, at Yonpo inside the Hamhung - Hungnam defense perimeter, during Korean War. U.S. soldiers evacuate the wounded and other personnel from Yonpo air base. Aerial view of mountainous, snow covered terrain. Soldiers and military trucks at an air base. Cargo and supplies on the snow covered ground. C-47 Skytrain C-119 Flying Boxcars on the airstrip. C-119 with open cargo holds. Soldiers climb into a transport plane. Soldiers in the hold. Four soldiers help carry a wounded on tiller from a military truck into the plane. More wounded brought into the plane. Aerial view of the area near the air base. Transport aircraft are from the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command.
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