U.S. Marines Land in Ireland - Eager for Action: The recent convoy of U.S. troops strengthening the A.E.F., in Northern Ireland not only brought field equipment, but trucks, such as this, and heavy guns and tanks as well. These American soldiers have been promised offensive action against the Axis on the Continent by General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army of the United States. September 7, 1942. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).