Summary

US Army infantry patiently making their way on foot at various places in Europe and the Pacific during World War 2 Troops under fire during an amphibious assault Others employing small arms in fire fights American soldier firing a Browning 30 caliber light machine gun from a protected position The American flag planted at a beachhead on a Pacific island Landing craft in the background Infantry moving widely spread out across a field A line of soldiers standing side-by-side firing their rifles toward an enemy position Closeup glimpse of soldier with fixed bayonet on his rifle Flamethrower being employed A soldier throwing a hand grenade Another firing a bazooka from prone position in woods Other infantrymen employing weapons, including: machine gun; mortar; a light howitzer artillery piece A soldier sharpening his knife on a ground stone Aerial view of amphibious assault underway below Closeups of infantry in fast moving landing craft Views of many wading ashore from landing craft in a shallow bay Lines of infantry wading ashore from a Landing Craft Infantry Large (Number 747) in a Pacific campaign Closeups of soldiers reaching shore A formation of Waco CG-4A gliders in flight, and then some seen landing in plowed fields of Normandy on D-Day, 1944 One noses over and remains tail upright after a rough landing Infantry moving under fire Some cluster for protection next to a Sherman tank Lieutenant General Mark W Clark briefing officers with pointer and very large tactical map, in the open, in Italy in 1944 US infantry moving under fire in rugged terrain of Italy Troops moving casually past a fallen enemy soldier Closeups of individual soldiers making their way past the camera and taking a break One of their wounded seen on a litter in the background Infantry moving along a dusty road and then slogging through a muddy stretch A soldier with numerous cans of combat film, at a War Department repository An army Signal Corps clerk reviews caption sheets that accompany the combat films Infantrymen gathered at side of a hill and later digging foxholes in fields Lines of infantry moving forward in rugged terrain, with pack horses behind them Infantry moving in concert with advancing armor Individual soldiers moving under heavy enemy fire A grenade explodes and American soldier fires his rifle, striking fleeing enemy soldier who falls Soldiers firing a 75mm M1 Pack Howitzer; rifles; and a flame thrower Infantry seated in a line of DUKW amphibious trucks A soldier in heavy cold weather gear, eating from his mess kit at a fox hole he prepared in snowy area his trenching tool sits next to him In contrast, soldiers are seen helping civilian refugees moving through rice paddy area somewhere in the Pacific One carries a small child A shift change at a US war plant, shows thousands of workers Lines of miners heading to work Men and women punching time clocks as they leave after their work shift Closeups of American men and women engaged in war production work of various kinds Split screen shows war plant workers on one side and formations of soldiers on the other Cemetery with grave stones of fallen American service personnel One is marked Unknown Animated chart showing rising war production against backdrop of factories emitting smoke from chimneys Location: European Theater Date: 1944