American women work in war materiel factories in the United States during World War II. American women war workers leave their children in nursery schools before going to work. Children play and enjoy in the school. Children seated at a table as they eat food. Women work inside the factories to produce war materiel. They pick their children from the schools and arrive back to their homes.
Processing of war materiel from scrap in the United States. Tin cans saved in scrap metal being loaded onto trains. The train carries the collected metal to processing plants. Exterior view of the largest aluminum plant in the world during World War II. U.S. Navy sailors host a flag outside the plant. People watch the flag hoisting ceremony. Interior of the aluminum plant. Aluminum is created and rolled out into thin sheets for use in war equipment manufacture.
The annual meeting of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped in Massachusetts, United States. People gather in the hall. President John F. Kennedy honors the 'Handicapped man of the year', David Hall of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Hall being awarded for devoting his time to traffic safety. People applaud as Hall, disabled after being paralyzed in a traffic accident in 1955, receives the prize.
Japanese aircraft attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese diplomats come out of building in Washington DC after having met with Secretary of State Hull regarding peace terms. People gather outside the building. Japanese airplanes fly in formation over the Pearl Harbor. They bombard the United States Naval Base. U.S. ships underway at sea and docked at the harbor explode. Smoke arises from bombardment. People on the street as they run to save their life. From a May 1963 newsreel recounting the events years prior.
U.S. Air Forces General Curtis LeMay retires from service in United States. Officials gather in a hall at the retirement. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson at podium, addresses people and states about the achievements of the General. He awards the Distinguished Service Medal to the General. General LeMay receives the award and shakes hands with the President. He meets his family members and other officials present in the hall. People gather at the retirement ceremony for the General. Troops march in respect of the General and Army Air Forces planes flies in formation.
American civilians and soldiers arrive in San Francisco, California from Vietnam. Early in the Vietnam War, the first group of Americans wounded in guerrilla raids in Vietnam arrive back in San Francisco. Airplane lands on an airport. People gather at the airport to greet them. Wounded in beds on board the plane. Wounded soldiers and civilians disembark from the airplane and meet others. Civilians arrive with garlands around their necks. Cameramen record the event.
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