Opening shot shows an American soldier in World War 2, with a paint box, kneeling down and touching up a letter on sign painted across a bridge that reads: "Visit Ickern -- A Good Place to Live --Now! 289 Inf. 75 Div. Chamber of Commerce--Every Home a Knockout! The soldier walks across the bridge and stops to touchup more letters in the sign. Next, the soldier is seen touching up painting on a concrete pillar reading: "The 289 Inf." Closeup of the GI artist using his paint brush, as Sherman tanks pass on street behind him. Change of scene shows the artist working on another sign, reading: The 289 Inf. 75 Div. took this town! A tank pulling a caisson passes behind him. The soldier painter touches up another sign on a concrete wall reading: "Roses is Red,Violets is Blue,the 289th took Ickern for you,75th Division." The artist paints "Kaput," on a German 12.8 cm Flak 40 anti aircraft gun set up on a street. An American soldier rotates the gun, showing more painted comments on its front. Standing in front of a building with a huge hole in it, the artist paints "This home is a knockout! 289 Inf. Chamber of Commerce." German woman and small boy stand at corner as GI artist paints message on house behind them. German civilian passes on a bicycle as the artist paints on a destroyed German truck. The Message is: "GI Cooks Tour on Hitlers Autobahn, Courtesy of 289 Inf. 75 Div."
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