As part of Operation Cobra, elements of United States 2nd Armored Division with infantry, tanks and armored vehicles enter Canisy, France during World War II. Views of soldiers loaded on tanks, armored vehicles and trucks. (Troops in half-track wear the rare camouflage uniforms distributed mainly to the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division.) German prisoners of war march along side of road, guarded by U.S. soldier.
Buildings at Watergate Complex in Southwest Washington D.C., United States. View of modernistic apartment at Watergate Complex in Southwest Washington D.C. Trees in foreground. Traffic moves on street. Steel beams of the building under construction. Shell of the building .
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge over Potomac River in Washington D.C., United States. Flower bed of red and yellow blooms alongside a street. Traffic moves on streets in the background. Auto approaches along Ohio Drive street. View of Theodore Roosevelt Bridge over Potomac River. Traffic moves on the bridge. Yellow flowers in large stone pots in median strip along Pennsylvania Avenue. Many large white flower pots and small trees seen on median strip. Autos approach from overpass. Orange flowers pots seen. Traffic en route from Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast towards area of Independence Avenue.
U.S. Air Force team recovers debris from a Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft that crashed in Bluefields,Nicaragua. U.S. Air Force Major William A Blackburn and recovery team removes pieces of a United States Army Air Corps Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft from swamp. They use machetes to clear some of the swamp grass, and probe for pieces of the bomber. They manually retrieve a number of parts and pieces of the airframe, which are seen piled in a small heap.
Final dress parade at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. United States Naval Academy students lined up on a field during the Graduation Week. Honor girl of the year presents colors and a traditional kiss to the midshipman of the outgoing class. The students march in the Final Dress parade
U.S. marines engage Japanese during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II. Members of United States 2nd Marine Division walk up gangplanks, in full battle gear, and board ships. Convoy of ships underway in the Pacific Ocean, with weapons on deck visible. Fighter escort aircraft from U.S. aircraft carriers fly in formation over the convoy. A U.S. destroyer pulls alongside to deliver sealed orders on a line stretched between the two vessels. Officer briefs the Marines with a relief map on deck of ship. Marines load ammunition in belts for machine guns. They check and fire weapons. They exercise to relieve tension. Navy and coast guard assault boat coxwains receive last minute instructions from an officer. Chaplain conducts religious services for the Marines before the invasion day. Boats loaded with marines proceed toward the shore. Explosions occur. Aircraft in flight as they strafe and drop bombs on Japanese shore installations. American assault boats approach the beach. Heavy Japanese firing destroys several U.S. assault boats. Marines find some shelter behind a pier extending into the water. Marines are held down by heavy Japanese fire. They suffer heavy casualties and administer aid to wounded.
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