U.S. Troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,advancing from Osterode to St. Andreasberg, during World War 2. A lieutenant directs several soldiers as they begin to ascend a wooded hill. Big Red One (1st Infantry Division) patch visible on left shoulder of a soldier. Several small units of infantry lined up behind them start climbing up the hill. Jeep descends from hill to road beside artificial lake (Söse Talsperre) between Osterode and Riefensbeek, where troops and vehicles are proceeding toward a dam in the background.
Landing Crafts Infantry reach a beach in Normandy, France, during World War II D-Day operations at "H" hour + 60. The troops transfer the wounded from the Landing Craft Unit. Smoke rises from a burning Landing Craft tank and it sinks. Troops exit cargo hatch by cargo net.
The 2nd Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. View from a hill nearby,showing Troops of the 106th Infantry Regiment seated on the ground in a field for religious services . An altar is set up in front of them. Soldier directs traffic as two Allied units enter an intersection of roads at the same time. Troops of the 105th and 108th Infantry Regiments returning to Ronssoy. Buildings along the route are demolished from shelling.
Events during World War I. A newspaper headline reads ' U.S. declares war' American soldiers embark onto a ship and wave as they leave for the war front. In the European Theater soldiers disembark from the ship and march forward with their weapons. Soldiers march ahead as people cheer them. A cavalry units marches ahead with wrecked houses in the background.
A U.S. Air Force VC-47B (VIP transport plane, tail # 43-49212) arrives at Pusan Air Base in Korea on 17 October, 1950. Singer and actor, Al Jolson steps from the plane and is greeted by American officers. Al Jolson gets into a jeep. .Next he is seen with officers on a sidewalk. Scene shifts to Jolson seated at a piano on and outdoor stage, where he just finishes performing and turns to speak to the large audience of soldiers present. The audience is seen applauding. Jolson is seen from behind, and then from various angles, as he sings a song. Some soldiers respond to the tempo of Jolson's music. (Narrator comments that 6 days after this performance, Al Jolson died from a heart attack, on 23 October, 1950 in San Francisco.) In final scene, he is seen raising the United Nations flag. (Note: this film is silent except for narration.)
Invasion of Okinawa. U.S. naval bombardment and shelling on island of Kerama Group. Landing crafts approach beach. LVT (Landing Vechicle, Tracked) move up on beaches of Okinawa. Infantry and armored units of 3rd Battalion, 305th Regimental Combat Team takes immediate control of beach. Japanese caves shelled by howitzers. Troops move inland and further. Japanese suicide boats along caves on shores destroyed by bombs. Japanese interpreter of U.S. 3rd Battalion asks a Korean prisoner in fields to go up hill and persuade Japanese for surrender. Korean prisoner goes towards hill with truce flag. Japanese come down hill. Surrendered Japanese Lieutenant sits with other men. American forces land on another island on Kerama Group where no civilian or military resistance is encountered. Flag rose at captured island. Troops plan invasion of another Kerama Group island aboard ship. Invasion of Tokashiki by U.S. troops. U.S. troops move inland. Troops march along trails on hill. Wrecked houses in town. Officer looks through binocular from observation post. American flag behind officer. Artillery fire shelling Tokashiki Island. (World War II period).
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