USO troupe and American comedian Bob Hope arrives at a camp in Hawaii in World War 2. He engages in hand to hand combat with an officer as men and women in camouflage suits look on. Jerry Colonna, Barney Dean and Patti Thomas present their show at the 'Jungle Bowl'. Soldiers and sailors in the audience watch the show and applaud. A banner reads on the stage 'Bob Hope and Troupe'.
American comedian Bob Hope arrives at the Bonriki airfield, also known as Mullinex field, during World War 2. A PBY-5A Catalina lands and taxis. Bob Hope and his USO entertainment troupe exit the plane. They are greeted by officers and men. The troupe enters jeeps. PBY-5A Catalina warms up. Stage and Navy sailor and soldier spectators for the Bob Hope show. Bob Hope and troupe in plane.
Scenes of Tehran, Iran during World War 2. A view of the Royal Palace of Tehran. The Sepahsalar Mosque (Jomhuri Ave Baharestan Square, Tehran 11369 Iran) and its minarets. Traffic stops for crossing camel caravan. An American soldier in a Jeep, waits for the camel caravan to pass. Camels, trucks, cars, horse drawn carriage, bicycles, and bus, in a traffic circle in Tehran. Veiled women in streets. A commercial shopping district in the city, with streets, wide sidewalks, and numerous shops in buildings. Many pedestrians and shoppers are seen. Many men and women wear modern Western-style clothes. In contrast, the next scene shows camels and merchants in a traditional old-style open-air market.
Liberty ships on the waterway of the Persian Gulf. Heavy trailer trucks being unloaded from liberty ships. U.S. tank being unloaded. Native men loading the supplies onto trucks. Russian men and American men checking the supplies. Natives unloading supplies on loading platform. (World War 2 period).
A huge crowd gathered at City Square, Seoul, Korea. The Koreans celebrate the anniversary of their World War 2 liberation from the Japanese. The Korean and American officials applauded. Citations are issued to those who helped in liberation. (Korean War period.)
United States Boeing B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Edwards Air Force Base. The B-52 carries X-15 rocket-powered aircraft. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft releases. X-15 aircraft in flight reaching 2,905 MPH. The X-15 landing on the dried lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base. Pilot, Major Bob White, seen climbing out of the cockpit of the X-15, and talking to NASA officials.
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