U.S. troop transports bring soldiers to New York after World War II. The troop transports escorted by destroyers and navy blimps head for New York Harbor. U.S. troops aboard the transport ship.
United States sailors stand on the stern of USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) tied up at the dock on its commissioning day. Name of the carrier on the stern of the ship. Sailors stand on the flight deck of the ship as they wave. People board the carrier as they climb up a ladder. Secretary of Navy, James Forrestal and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D Roosevelt's wife, on the carrier. Crowd on the dock waves. President Harry S Truman and party stand at attention. Navy Captain speaks at the microphone and salutes. President Harry S Truman speaks over the microphone. Eleanor Roosevelt, large crowd. An officer salutes and dignitaries shake hands with President Harry S Truman. Sailors on flight deck of the ship. They wave to fleet at anchor in the New York river during presidential review of the Fleet on Navy Day.
The United States aircraft carrier ship Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) commissioned in New York, United States. A dirigible flies overhead. The United States ships Midway (CVA-41), Augusta (CA-31), Boise (CL-47) and Leary (DDR-879) in the Hudson River. Guns firing salute on the United States ship midway (CVA-41) as smoke rises. Ships underway with buildings in the background. Various units of fleet down the Hudson River channel. Sailors on board a ship.. Navy Fleet Review. (World War II period).
The United States aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) commissioned in New York City, United States. A dirigible flies overhead. Ships of the U.S. Navy Fleet in the Hudson Riverj. . A dirigible flies overhead. The USS Macon (CA-132) fires salutes. Guns on United States Enterprise (CVS-6) fire salutes, with sailors lined up on the flight deck. Dirigible flies overhead. Ships of U.S. Navy Fleet in the Hudson River. A bridge in the background. (World War II period).
U.S. Navy ships leave New York Harbor in New York City, United States. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The ship sails past the buildings in Manhattan. Numerous views of New York City skyline and skyscrapers. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt sails under a bridge. USS Monterey leaves New York Harbor for Europe, to retrieve American soldiers after the end of World War II.
English war brides arriving in America being interviewed, with their husbands and babies, at Red Cross reception center after World War II. They are asked about their impression of the United States; where they were from; and where they met their U.S. servicemen husbands.