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| keywords: burma campaign, wwii egypt sphinx pyramids, saipan campaign |
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Synopsis: U.S. And China Forces Capture Airstrip In Burma, U.S. Service Women Sightsee In Egypt, Troops Celebrate Fourth Of July In Normandy, Allies Continue Advance In Saipan... (read more) |
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Information: 1944 10 min BW |
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American and Chinese troops capture Myitkyina airstrip in northern Burma. Transport planes and gliders land troops and equipment to repair the damaged airstrip. POV (point of view) from glider pilot looking at tow plane.
Shows gliders landing. Shows plane with “Uncle Joe’s Chariot” painted on the nose. This is the plane of General Stillwell. General Stillwell and General Frank Merrill confer. Shows Lt. Colonel Seagrave operating on wounded GI in a jungle field hospital.
U.S. service women sightsee in Egypt on camels.
All U.S. artillery pieces in Normandy fire on the 4th of July. Shows General Eisenhower and General Joseph Collins. General Bradley fires one of the “long toms” artillery guns. French school children sing "America."
Carrier-based planes land on Saipan at Aslito airstrip now re-named Conroy Field. The planes refuel and then bomb Japanese positions on the island. From hill 500 Lt. Colonel Evans Carlson watches Marines and tanks advance. Artillery firing in support of advancing troops. Group of Marines hold (display) Japanese flag.
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