United States artillery crew firing a M101 howitzer in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. More howitzers firing from camouflaged positions. An artillery crew firing from a camouflaged area. Soldiers read a road sign to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche and Carentan. They speak to civilian women. A soldier gives out candies to smiling French children. A DUKW drives past the soldier and children. A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 on the road.
Two fliers -- Pilot Lieutenant Kelly and observer Lt. Jay Paul Harman -- approach a Spad XI with U.S. Army Air Service logo on it during World War I. They consult over some notes and then board the aircraft, takeoff, and fly on an observation mission. Spad XI flying overhead. The original Spad XI seen landing and taxiing. A Frenchman of the 28th Escadrille runs up to meet the plane and is handed something (a negative?) by the rear gunner/observer, Lt. Jay Paul Harman. Next scene shows U.S. and French military personnel gathered reviewing photo images brought to them by a runner. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A group of six officers examines a photograph. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau. Several buildings in the background. American Expeditionary Force Chief Intelligence Officer Major A. L. James talks with Squadron Commander of the 3rd Pursuit Flight Maj. William Thaw. The officers seated at a table in a sidewalk cafe. A large group of soldiers inspects a crashed French aircraft near Nixeville in Meuse, France. French ground crewmen work on a crash-landed Spad 11.
Map shows distance is 4662 miles from New York to Moscow or St. Petersburg, Russia. Map shows that it is 340 miles further from Moscow to the Eastern edge of the Soviet Union. Views of the fountain and gardens at the Palace of Peter, the Great, and brief view of the Palace building. View of a Russian church building.
New York Yankees baseball team in spring training. Players fast-walk onto field, pick up baseball bats. Brief close up of Yankees manager Joe McCarthy. Long shot of players catching and throwing baseballs, including #21 Spud Chandler and #24 Ivy Andrews. Shot of longtime Yankees shortstop and coach Frankie Crosetti (#1) throwing. Shot of Yankees pitcher and Hall of Famer Red Ruffing (with dimple on chin). Overhead view of exhibition game.
Exterior view of Kiel Municipal Auditorium in St Louis, Missouri. Sign reads "On This Site Was Born The American Legion May 8-9-10, 1919." Interiors of the Kiel Auditorium. The American Legion convention draws to a close with the election of Connecticut's Arthur J Connell as new National Commander. Crowd cheers.