United States Army engineers find a destroyed road in Italy during World War II. Engineers inspect a mountain road destroyed by retreating German forces in Southern Italy. A rocky terrain and a shoreline. Engineers work on a blasted section with air compressors and jackhammers. The engineers carry oak beams and work to construct a bridge. A Jeep drives on the constructed bridge.
Equipment and activities of United States Army engineers in Naples, Italy during World War II. View of Naples after bombardment. Mount Vesuvius seen in the background. Wreckage and destroyed warehouse buildings in Port of Naples. Damaged ships listing on harbor. Supplies being unloaded at repaired docks. Italian civilians gather water on the streets from puddles and open manhole. Engineers pump water from the Gulf of Naples. Crowds gather for water supply. Italian civilians gathering free water from pipes. Workers repair a wall. Engineers restore Naples’ water supply system. Views of the Volturno River with strong currents. A soldier rescued from drowning in the Volturno River. United States Army engineers and soldiers build a pontoon bridge over the Volturno River.
World War II Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship in New York, United States. The Merchant Marine Academy officer candidates study aboard a ship. An officer shows his quarters to two candidates. He shows caps on a wall and books in a shelf. A candidate meets an officer to get a review of his work. The officer gives him a certificate. John Barry Hall in honor of John Barry "The Father of the American Navy" ; Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton, the developer of the first commercially successful steamboat; Wiley Hall , Palmer Hall, Patton Hall, Delano Hall and O'hara Hall. Pictures of Edwin J O'hara and soldiers fighting in a war.
Short World War II propaganda film 'Troop Train' about the role of railroad transportation of military divisions in the United States. Men, tanks, troops, Jeeps and guns are moved to the battlefronts. A man talks over a phone. A sign: 'Clear the Tracks'. Transportation system in Washington. Men work in an office. A sign on a door : 'Transportation Corps'. Men talk over a phone. A sign on a door: 'Chief of Staff, Army Ground Forces'. Officers sitting around a conference table. A man speaks about the movement of 201st Armored Division by train. Army vehicles driven on a road. A train arrives.
U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) headquarter installations in Algiers, Algeria during World War II. An officer enters through the main gates of the headquarters. Major Holocomb, Executive Officer Major Pfleiger, Chief of Mission Colonel Edward Glavin and Lieutenant Colonel Russell Livermore talk to each other. U.S. soldiers, tents and military vehicles at the headquarters. Two officers talk to each other.
A U.S. Army parachute training center in Algiers, Algeria during World War II. Paratroopers jump from a U.S. Army Air Force aircraft. The paratroopers descend from the aircraft. An aircraft taxis at a cargo drop training center. Aircraft drop parachute supplies over a field.
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