2nd Lieutenant Van T Barfoot salutes and pose for the photographers. Lieutenant General Alexander McCarrell Patch, CG 7th Unites States Army decorates Second Lieutenant Van T Barfoot serving 157th Infantry, 45th Division of U.S. with Congressional Medal of Honor and they salute each other. Van T Barfoot shake hands with his infantry soldiers . Soldiers of 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division can be seen in background. Distant view of the ceremony. (World War II period).
Distant view of Notre Dame church in Saint Lo (2 Rue Carnot, 50000 Saint-Lô, France) after Allied bombings of World War II. One tower of Notre Dame church blown off by artillery fire. CIC patrol on outskirts of St Lo. Patrol men consult a map. Three soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division take shelter behind a wall. Another soldier looks over city through binoculars.
Titan II ICBM takes off on a flight in South Atlantic with camera on 2nd stage. Camera makes film of stage separation of the 1st stage above earth, as Titan II speeds at 17000 miles per hour. Camera helps earthlings to get a view of what astronauts will be seeing when the NASA Gemini Space Vehicle is launched.
U.S. Army mechanics and pilots sleeping in hangar at Clark Field, Pampanga, Philippines in 1941 (before World War 2). P-26 and B-10 aircraft on field taking off and in flight. Local native civilians admire the aircraft. Army officer fixing a notice on notice board outside barracks and Filipino soldiers standing in formation. Major General Jonathan Wainwright talking to other officer nears a river. Men tying military equipment with cloth piece and bamboo. View of them floating equipment across body of water. Water buffalo (carabao) and Philippine troops doing river fording exercises. U.S. aircraft flying overhead and Filipino troops perform live fire practice drills, preparing for future warfare.
Views of war games in Louisiana as American forces train for World War 2. Aircraft A-24 and A-20 dive bombing simulated invading forces. Cockpit point of view of pilot looking out as he simulates low dive bombing and strafing of a mechanized line. Troops, tanks and jeeps crossing pontoon bridge that spans the Sabine River. Jeeps are floated over the river using boat outriggers paddled by soldiers. Army tanks advancing through simulated artillery fire. Bombers overhead. Army forces in defensive positions during the training exercise held in Louisiana.
Shows simulated air raid drill in New York City area early in the World War 2 period. Shows aircraft spotting room and mapping control room with sighted aircraft positions, telephone switchboard activity, and P-40 aircraft taking off to intercept. U.S. Army soldiers with anti-aircraft guns in airfields and positioned beside bridges including the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Views of simulated raid at Fort Tilden by amphibious troops from the "invading" soldiers of the "Black army."
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