C-119 (Flying Boxcar) Aircraft takes off. Formation of C-119s in flight. Rear door of plane opens and pallet of supplies is dropped. Paratroopers jump from the planes. Paratroopers land. An army 2 1/2 ton truck moves at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. A 100 ton tank is shown next to a normal size tank and it is shown operating in water.
A reproduction of a flying saucer is made at Army laboratory in Fort Belvoir Military Installation in Virginia. 'Engineer, Research and development Laboratories' seen written on the building. Physicist Noel Scott creates a reasonable facsimile of a flying saucer UFO.
A beer drinking offer for Schepps Beer at the Texan Hotel in Dallas, Texas, 1935. Sign out front of the building says "Look! All the Schepps beer you can drink. 60 cents per hour." . A man drinks beer at the bar where for 60 cents he may have as much beer as he can consume in 60 minutes. Several men use straws to drink beer from a pitcher at the same time. Men and women drink beer from huge mugs and salt their beer before drinking it. A group of men and women raise their mugs in toast as they congregate around a woman playing a piano. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960. (Note: Schepps Brewing Co. was founded in Dallas in 1934, and sold in 1935. In 1939, it became Time Brewing, Inc. and subsequently Dallas-Fort Worth Brewing Co. 1940-51.)
The German invasion of France during World War II. German troops capture the huge fortress of Verdun. German infantrymen march through Verdun. Smoke due to explosions and bombardment nearby. A German Commander examines the Fort de Marre. Various views of bombed works on the Maginot Line, including ouvrages, casemates, shelters, observatories, blockhouses, and armored cloches. Officers and soldiers discuss war strategy. German tanks and personnel carriers advance quickly on a road.
United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment also known as 'Old Guard' during the military funeral for General Jacob Devers at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment on horseback followed by a caisson carrying the casket. Military funeral procession enters the cemetery. Carriage comes to a halt. Pallbearers near the carriage. They remove the flag draped casket from the carriage. Funeral services being conducted at graveside. Pallbearers fold the U.S. flag over the casket. An officer presents the flag to the widow of the deceased.
United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment also known as 'Old Guard' during a the funeral of General Jacob Devers at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. A military band plays at the funeral of General Devers. A horse drawn caisson carriage pulls up outside the Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer. U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment Honor Guard march during the funeral procession. Caisson carriage without the casket moves up a road as a riderless horse follows. Honor Guard lined up. Women Honor Guard. Honor Guard fire salute. Pallbearers near the casket as they present the U.S. flag to an officer. Officer in turn presents the flag to the widow of the deceased.