
Awarding the Silver Star decoration to distinguished members of the 101st Airborne Division for heroism on D-Day.
Even a little girl contributes to the occasion with a bouquet of flowers; Carentan, France, 23 June 1944.

Big day in Carentan

As the German juggernaut rolls forward during the Battle of the Bulge, two soldiers of the American 83rd Infantry Division, both armed with Thompson submachine guns, peer around a corner in the rubble-strewn streets of Gürzenich, Germany; December 17, 1944.

What's around the corner?

American soldiers triumphantly pose with their war trophies in a German city - a portrait of Adolf Hitler and a flag with swastika; 1945.