View of the Hudson River from an aircraft flying North, over the New Jersey shoreline. United States Navy warships are seen in the Hudson River, on the occasion of President Truman's first official visit to New York City, on Navy Day, October 27, 1945. Approximately 50 ships were anchored in the Hudson. The first clearly identified is the Battleship, USS Missouri(BB-63) with the Destroyer USS Renshaw (DD-499) tied alongside (bringing President Truman aboard during his review of the fleet). Others seen include the USS Midway (CVB-41); the USS Enterprise (CV-6); The USS Augusta (CA-31); and the USS Boise (CL-47). Several more surface ships are seen followed by six submarines on the surface, as the aircraft approaches the George Washington Bridge. More warships seen North of the bridge. Scene shifts to the USS Missouri and USS Renshaw, again. Next, the aircraft flies past a Navy blimp hovering below, over the river. The Aircraft Carriers, Enterprise and Midway are seen again. Glimpses of the New York City shore and buildings are seen at times in the film, as well as the palisades on the New Jersey shore, near the George Washington Bridge.
Busy streets of the cities in the United States. A woman officer at a desk of Army-Navy Screen Magazine's "By Request Department" addresses U.S. soldiers overseas during World War 2, and says they will show views of various American home towns by request. Busy intersection along Capitol Street in Charleston, West Virginia. 1930s automobiles on roads and American citizens walking on city streets. Next scene shows the main street of Wytheville, Virginia with cars, pedestrians, and shops. Next scene is of main street area in Fall River, Massachusetts. Buildings seen on either sides of the streets and buses at bus station depot. Next view is of Springfield Street, looking toward Market Street in the center of Newark, New Jersey. Main streets of Winslow Arizona, with citizens dressed in Western wear, and then a main intersection in Tucson, Arizona, where a paper boy sells newspapers on a street corner.
A training film titled: 'Pro Patria Vigilans' on the wartime and peacetime activities of the U.S. signal Corps. United States Army General Douglas MacArthur aboard the U.S. Army battleship USS Missouri during the Japanese surrender ceremonies in 1945. Aircraft flying in formation overhead. Antiaircraft guns directed towards the aircraft. Signal Corps recruits train at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The recruits dive and swim across water. The soldiers attend lecture by an officer. A sign reads: 'Field Radio Course'. Men working in the radio room and are trained. An officer training the soldiers with the help of a model. The coastal defense training of the soldiers. The soldiers study the communication equipment. An aircraft takes off and lands near the message center. A sign outside the building reads: 'Master Message Center'. Officers seated at a desk, discussing a map. (World War II period).
Opening title "The Old Home Town". A young woman opens the front door of a house with a Service Flag in the window during World War 2. Service Flag displayed in house window showing one star, meaning 1 person in the household is serving in the military. Camera pans inside living room, displaying photographs of relatives serving in the military. Woman writes a letter to her son. Hand writing out letter with pen. View of the First National Bank of Springfield on Main Street, Springfield New Jersey. Woman buying ticket at movie theater box office. Movie theater displays sign that reads “Buy War Bonds and Stamps Here”. A woman enters Hoffman Drugstore Luncheonette with her child. High School students drink soda while sitting at drugstore counter while soda clerk fills soda from soda fountain. View of downtown Springfield, New Jersey. Women out shopping and eating ice cream in downtown Springfield, New Jersey. Children exit the James Caldwell Elementary School at 36 Caldwell Pl, Springfield Township, NJ 07081 and line up in front of the police crossing guard. Mailman walking down residential street and delivering mail to a woman at a house. Smiling woman closes door with Service Flag displayed. Woman shares letter with neighbor. Women read a V-Mail from abroad. Paperboy riding bike throws evening newspaper to porch. Man gets newspaper from porch. Man reads newspaper while sitting in living chair. Wife and daughter read from behind the man reading newspaper. The family reads the newspaper together. A Lions Club Honor Roll signage containing every person fighting abroad in Springfield, New Jersey. View of Springfield Township military Honor Roll. A Lions Club member adds a star beside the name Howard Lott, a soldier who died fighting in the Mediterranean. Two Lions Club members look mournfully at sign. A “Handy-Man Association” meets together near the Lions Club Honor Roll signage. Old man sawing wood while wife watches. Old man fixes bureau drawer. Man cleans window while on ladder. Old man climbs ladder to remove window screen. Woman gives doorknob to a man and he re-attaches it to a door. Man paints a porch while a woman sweeps. Townspeople enter the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, New Jersey (37 Church Mall, Springfield Township, NJ 07081, United States). Townspeople attend church service. Pastor delivering his sermon. Women lower their heads in prayer during church service. View of bell tower of the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, New Jersey.
Floods in New Jersey, United States. Water level of the Passaic River rises. Floods causing damage to infrastructure. Crowds gathered to watch the flooding of Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. People wading in floodwater in downtown Paterson. Street sign “River St.”. Parked car partially submerged in flood. War plants are closed, and traffic is completely disrupted. Streets and vehicles submerged in water. (World War II period)
United States and Chinese airmen at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas July 1946. The Neo-Classical building is the Texas State Capital at Austin, Texas and Austin Texas is noted on the graduate’s diploma “Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas”. At this time the 349th Troop Carrier Group was based at Bergstrom and assigned to the Third Air Force, Tactical Air Command as noted on the diploma. Also “Air Force Combat Units of World War II” Edited by Maurer Maurer states this unit trained Chinese crews to operate C-46 aircraft. Film is very interesting in that it visually shows the transition from “Army brown to Air Force Blue” for the C-46s still carry the I TROOP CARRIER COMMAND insigne on the nose, with was disbanded on 4 Nov 1945 but they have the new AAF wide "Buzz Numbers" for all aircraft operating solely within the continental USA, by T.O. 07-1-1 of November 1945 and the graduate’s diploma is notating the new post-war air force type command reorganization of March 1946.
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