U.S. 47th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Tracer fire and flares at night.
U.S. 47th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Battalion troops in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Rising smoke marks a landing zone. Aerial view of a rice paddy. Soldiers walk through the rice paddy. A pilot at the controls of a helicopter. Soldiers get off a United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter. UH-1D Iroquois helicopters take off and fly away. The soldiers walk towards the base.
The United Service Organizations (USO) of the United States during World War 2. Recovering soldiers learn arts and crafts at a Port Moresby hospital (New Guinea) with support from the American Red Cross. A man works on a leather craft machine. A man cuts a wooden plank while learning carpentry. Men make paintings and sculptures. Two men read. A man writes a letter. Men play cards.
The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Hell's Angels' taking delivery of new B-17 bombers at Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. (Between 11 September and 2 October the 303rd BG took delivery of 35 new B-17Fs, 33 built by Boeing and two by Douglas. The 303rd flew missions out of Molesworth Airfield in England, during the war.) Several aircraft parked on the ramp in a row. Airmen around the aircraft. Airmen on a tug nearby. Some names and artwork on the B-17s. Hunga-Dunga painted on a B-17. Officers and airmen move under the aircraft wing. 'Garbage' painted on an aircraft. Officers stand nearby. Three crewmen laugh and pose. Additional notes: From Brian O’Neill’s “303rd Bombardment Group” here is the fate of the name ships shown: Serial No. Name Original Pilot Aircraft Fate 41-24588 Hunga Dunga J.E. Haas MIA 18 Mar 43 41-24563 Garbage A.I. Adams force landing and collision 11 Nov 43 41-24562 Sky Wolf C.H. Morales MIA 11 Jan 44
Physical examination of U.S. Merchant Marine seamen in the United States during World War 2. A sign on a door: 'Examining Room Private'. Interior of the room. A doctor measures the height of the seaman. He checks blood pressure. Man receives dental check up and ear check. Respiration and lung check up is done with a stethoscope. Cars parked outside a building. A sign on the building: 'Standard Shipping Office'.
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States, during World War 2. The candidates practice drills during training. The book of United States Navy Regulations. The cadets learn naval science in their advance training. They learn tactics and maneuvers by operating artillery and antiaircraft guns. They learn to recognize ships and aircraft. The candidates learn to operate anti aircraft guns and machine guns.
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