President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) awards the commander of the US 5th Army, Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (1896-1984) the Distinguished Service Cross for outstanding achievements in Castelvetrano, Sicily; 1943.

Presidential decoration

An American infantryman takes cover from Japanese shelling during the fight for Okinawa. The soldier is armed with a Browning automatic rifle - BAR.

Battle on Okinawa

General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the pilot, Major T. Walker are ready to take off from an air strip in a Piper Club light plane after visiting the situation on the Italian Front;  1943.