Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. They watch the demonstration by a keystone bomber. Men load a bomb in the bomb bay of an airplane. A man inserts the primer detonator in the fuse assembly. He threads the end of the arming wire through one set of holes in the arming vane. Smoke rises as the airplane drops the bomb.
The life and career of U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower up to the time of his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization). General Eisenhower with Mrs. Eisenhower and their grand children. They watch the photographs of his early life. The General arrives at his former home in Dennison, Texas. 'Eisenhower Birthplace' written on a board on the top of a building. The General has breakfast with his school teachers and other friends at his home. He meets officials at an air base. The General with his brothers Earl and Milton. A photograph of General Eisenhower as a West Point cadet. Cadets marching on a ground. Eisenhower as a U.S. Army Brigadier General discusses a wall map with other officials. The General is greeted by British King George VI in Great Britain. He plans European invasions with British Army General Bernard Montgomery. He goes ashore with General Montgomery after the Allied amphibious landing on Normandy, France. General Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill watch a mass parachute drop at the Rhine River in Germany. He accepts the surrender of the German forces in Rheims, France.
Activities of West Point cadets in the United States. The cadets standing in formation. An officer instructs them. A woman walks with a cadet. Exterior of buildings. The cadets and women sitting near a swimming pool.
West Point cadets watch a football match in the United States. The cadets gather in a grandstand. They watch the football match of the army teams. Players stand in formation on the ground. The cadets seated in a large number in the grandstand. The match in progress. The cadets watch the match and cheer.
Activities of West Point cadets in the United States. The cadets being trained to fly aircraft. Aircraft fly in formation. A cadet lying on his bed reads a book. A man comes and gives him a certificate. He reads the certificate. The certificate indicates that the cadet is being appointed as a Captain in the United States Corps of Cadets.
Activities of West Point cadets in the United States. The cadets sit near a stream and wash their hands and legs. They put water on horses and wipe them with a cloth. They sit in a field and have their refreshment.
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