President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic Charles De Gaulle arrives in Washington DC. An aircraft taxis at the Washington Airport. Charles De Gaulle arrives and is greeted by United States Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes. Motorcars arrive at the White House. Honor guards standing at attention. De Gaulle meets U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman decorates men in Washington DC, United States for heroism in World War II. U.S. Marine Corps flying ace Lieutenant Colonel Pappy Boyington with the Medal of Honor. President Truman decorates a group of 14 Marines and Navy men for heroism above and beyond the call of duty. President Truman decorates a group of men including Sergeant Harold Russell, sailor Mate Whalen and Private Lucas. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshal and U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King congratulate the men who received the honors.
A parade in Washington DC, United States in honor of USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz. A sign reads 'Welcome Nimitz'. The motorcade of Admiral Nimitz moves along a street followed by a parade of naval units. Navy personnel and Marines march along the street. Spectators cheer. Army jeeps with signs reading 'Iwo Jima' and 'Tarawa' move along the street. Women Marines parade. U.S. Coast Guard patrol dogs march with their handlers. A formation of naval aircraft fly overhead. A replica of USS Missouri (BB-63) is used as a review stand for Admiral Nimitz at the Washington Monument. Admiral Nimitz reviews the marching units.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and W. Averell Harriman, U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, at the White House in Washington DC. President Truman and Averell Harriman walk out of the White House. They pose at the edge of the grass, as newsmen photograph them. They shake hands with each other. Averell Harriman leaves the White House in a car.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and four Naval officers in the rose garden of the white house, Washington DC. President Truman walks out of the White House with three U.S. Navy Commanders and one Lieutenant Commander, and poses on a lawn. The President shakes hands with all of them at the same time. Photographers take pictures of the group. A group of newsmen on the lawn.
The working of the Army Service Forces in the United States. Exterior of the Pentagon building in Washington DC. Commanding General of Army Service Forces Brehon B. Somervell speaks with Army Service Forces staff officers. A flag with the emblem of the Quarter Master Corps. Men working inside a building. They pack supplies for shipment. Crates stacked in a building. Chiefs of Staff and staff members of the Chemical Warfare, Signal Corps, Ordnance, Engineers, Surgeon General and Transportation Corps discussing. Interior of the Army Map Service draft room. Maps rolling off presses. Officers discussing. Supplies being loaded onto a ship.