Viewed in the distance, on the horizon, USS Minneapolis, CA-36, with the USS North Carolina, BB-55 in the background, tankers maneuver to fuel the fleet. A battleship and light carrier on the horizon, another battleship being fueled. The aircraft carrier USS Lexington, CV-16, being fueled. The fleet oiler USS Guadalupe, AO-32, fuels the destroyer USS Maury (DD-401) and an unknown warship.
The personnel policies of the Jack and Heintz Co. of Cleveland, to increase production in Ohio, United States during World War II. Manufacturers William Jack (Bill Jack) and Ralph M. Heintz in the office. Ralph M. Heintz determines the post war plans. Bill Jack presides the staff meeting and talks about employment and personnel policies of the company. Staff members listen. The staff members cheer and applaud. The members sing a song. Workers work at equipment.
Normal life of civilians resume after German surrender in some parts of France during World War II. Aerial view of flak in sky. Close-up view of two U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in flight. (Narrator incorrectly states they are British Lancaster bomber aircraft.) View from bomb bay doors of bombs away shot as the B-25 bomber aircraft drop bombs on U-boat pens at Brest. Explosions and smoke rise. The aircraft drop bombs over ground installation over enemy area. Canadian soldier scenes: Troops advance through a burning coastal town in France. Buildings collapsing and gunfire in streets. Smoke rising. Ruins of destroyed French town are seen. Allied Army tanks advance and fire artillery. German prisoners of war from Wehrmacht 7th and 15th armies being marched under watch by Canadian forces. Among the German prisoners is a 13 year old Russian boy who was forced to work by the Nazis. German prisoners in a soup line and seen drinking from mugs. Some appear to be very young boy soldiers. U.S. Army soldiers in Le Mans: American soldiers are welcomed by civilians of France. Happy French civilians waving to U.S. forces including a happy young woman who runs forward and pats a U.S. Army tank with her hand. Men and women collaborationists who assisted the Germans are rounded up by French and marched away. U.S. Army soldiers seated at stools in a French bar drink as the bar maid pours more into their glasses. French civilians line up at shops and groceries to buy food and goods in Le Mans. Pictures of General De Gaulle for sale. American women in U.S. Army uniforms (possibly nurses or Womens Army Corps WAC members) look in shop windows at French fashions. Voting cards: U.S. Army troops read pamphlets that read "requirement of soldiers to vote" and "Soldiers Voting". The U.S. Army GI's receive and mail postcards to their homes requesting absentee voting ballots for the upcoming November 1944 election. The soldiers line up to secure their application cards for absentee ballots.
Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin and Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo arrive in Washington DC. Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin, president elect of Cuba, disembarks plane at Nation airport of Washington DC for official visit. Troops standing in attention. Cordell Hull greets Dr. Ramon Grau. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Chinese ambassador to Great Britain arrives to represent his government for peace in World War II. He is greeted by Under Secretary Joseph C. Grew on his arrival. Troops march.
Santo Tomas Internees leave the Santo Tomas University internment camp in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Santo Tomas Internees on truck, truck driven to beside C-47. Internees get into the C-47 from truck. C-47 taxis and takes off. Signal officer signals. Another plane taxis. Trucks driven out from building, Horse carts and vehicles move along road in the foreground. The trucks drive along road and move towards air strip. Aircraft in the background.
First ships at new dock after Allied liberation of Manila, Philippines during World War II. Dutch and American ships at dock area. “Fort Amsterdam” ship in Manila. Dutch and American flags on their ships. Trucks seen in foreground. Filipino workers load supplies. A crane hoists the supplies and load on to truck.
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