U.S. forces battle against the Japanese on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War II. United States Marines get their ammunition ready and fire at Japanese positions resulting in fire and explosions. Dead Japanese inside a hut. United States soldiers raise the American flag. The soldiers salute the flag. Captured Japanese soldiers being taken in custody. They walk in a line on a dirt road. A fleet of aircraft in flight.
Military tanks in action in Montmartre, Paris, France during liberation of Paris in World War II. United States Army tanks of 7th Army Division, 87th Reconnaissance Battalion move across a field in Montmartre. The military tanks carry United States soldiers as they move across the field. The tanks halt at a place. The tanks fire.
United States soldiers in Chateau-Thierry, France during World War II. United States soldiers stand near a board which reads ' Chateau-Hierry'. A horse driven cart under a tree in a distance. The soldiers enter the town. Children play near a military tank. A soldier washes his hands and a girl stands nearby and watches him. The soldiers walk through streets. A crowd watches the passing soldiers. A soldier points his hand as he stands in a balcony.
The 25th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service in the United States. Past events from year 1918 show the inauguration of air mail in the United States. A man holds an envelope to be delivered by air. President Woodrow Wilson talks to a pilot. Scene changes to 1943 in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service. A U.S. Army Sikorsky R-4 helicopter lands outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. The pilot speaks to the helicopter designer, Igor Sikorsky, and receive a special package of mail. The helicopter is seen landing in Arlington Virginia at recently opened Washington National Airport, to deliver the package to a waiting aircraft. Crowd of people gathered outside at Washington National Airport terminal building to watch the helicopter landing. Mail being loaded aboard an air mail aircraft. The helicopter takes off.
A famous female Russian sniper is recognized in Washington DC, United States during World War II. The Russian woman sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, is seen greeting Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Maxim Litvinov, and shaking hands. View of medals pinned on her uniform, as a member of the Soviet Army 25th Rifle Division. Lieutenant Lyudmila Pavlichenko stands with the officials as photographers click pictures.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh returns to Washington DC, United States after a successful trans-Atlantic flight. Lindbergh places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (1 Wilson Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) in Washington DC. He visits World War I veterans at Walter Reed Hospital. He shakes hands with the veterans.
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