United States soldiers at a base camp in England, prior to the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. Soldiers line outside a shower unit. They take off their clothes for shower at an enclosed area. A soldier dries himself with a towel after the shower.
United States Army Air Service personnel demonstrate parachute jumps at Mitchel Field in New York. A sergeant on a plane with a parachute on his back. The sergeant jumps from the aircraft. He opens the parachute and lands without mishap. A view of the sergeant dropping from the aircraft. The second jump from the aircraft. A delay in opening of the parachute. The sergeant lands safely.
Victory in Europe Day celebrated in London, England towards the end of World War II. British civilians move around the city. The civilians buy British and United States flags. Various buildings draped with British flags. A British flag flutters on the top of a building. The civilians celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Soldiers walk into a church. Church services attended by United States soldiers and Canadian Women's Army Corps.
Pre invasion activities of the United States Army Rangers in Weymouth, England. Officers of the United States Army Rangers eat in a Royal Navy galley. A group of soldiers plays cards on a transport deck. A British Landing Craft Assault (LCA) tied up at a pier. Several LCAs from the Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI) HMS Prince Charles move out towards a bay in the background. An LCA filled with troops. (World War II period).
A film titled 'Happy Warriors' on procedures for rotating U.S. Army Air Force airmen from England to the United States for rest and relaxation during World War II. Several views of U.S. B-17s, B-24s and other bombers in flight through flak over enemy areas in Europe. Tail codes on B-17s identify them as belonging to the 95th Bombardment Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force. Various crew members seen at their respective crew stations aboard the bombers. Falling bombs explode on ground targets.View of a failed engine in flight and the propeller being feathered. General Eisenhower shaking hands with crew of a B-26 Marauder named "Son of Satan," with about 50 bombs painted on its fuselage for missions flown. A military bus arrives at the 127th Replacement Battalion's Washington Hall. USAAF fliers step from the bus and make their way to the receiving office. A sign reads: "New Arrivals Report to Rear Door." Among the group of aviators walking to the reception area is one carrying a small puppy dog. Colonel William A. Gayle, Battalion Commander, of Montgomery, Alabama (and later Mayor of Montgomery), poses with his headquarters staff. "Puddles" the mascot dog of the Post joins in for the picture. Posing and smiling is Sergeant Major Holloway, who has been Colonel Gayle's "right hand man" since the unit was organized in 1942. The fliers stand informally as a Sergeant calls the roll. The fliers undergo screening of their individual possessions for security purposes. A navigator has his maps taken away, to be returned when he returns from leave. Captain Baldridge, in charge of the mess,tastes and personally approves dishes from the kitchen before they are served to the Army aviators.
Landing Craft Infantry leaves England for D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Column of United States Landing Craft Infantry underway. Stern and U.S. flag in foreground. Barrage balloons over ships. Landing Ship Tanks and rhino barge underway.
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