Flight crew members of U.S. Navy Squadron VP-1 (later changed to VP-21) sit in front of a Squadron PBY-4 for group photo before departing on a deployment (likely to Pearl Harbor). They disperse. Sailors are seen kissing their wives and girl friends goodbye. The Squadron aircraft is pushed down a seaplane ramp and departs, followed by others, one at a time. Friends and family wave as they depart. Aircraft numbers seen include 1-P-4; 1-P-6; and 1-P-10. A huge warship is seen behind the departing PBYs in several concluding scenes. The Squadron PBYs all display the insignia of a white elephant standing on a cloud holding a bomb with its trunk. The PBY-4 aircraft are distinguished by propeller spinners and flat hatches on their sides. The location appears to be North Island NAS, at San Diego.
Film begins showing a group of African American paratroopers from the U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Company (nicknamed the Triple Nickels) in Fort Benning, Georgia during World War 2. African American soldiers are inspecting their parachutes, laid out on a long table. One of them is a staff sergeant. Next, they don their helmets and then put on their backpack parachutes. Views of them adjusting their parachutes. Closeup of a Technical Sergeant assisting a Master Sergeant with his gear. The troopers double time in a line to an area for inspection. Their static lines are folded on their backpacks, and they hold their reserve chute against their stomachs. A sergeant gives them a final inspection, and they double time to a parked C-47 transport airplane that they board. Glimpse from inside the aircraft as they mount the stairs to the cabin. Next are several glimpses of troopers exiting the aircraft with their static lines hooked to the inside of the C-47. Change of scene shows view from window of a C-47, as a group of troopers begin boarding the aircraft. View along the side of a C-47 transport plane troopers' white parachutes open as they jump from the aircraft. They float away down and behind the aircraft. Aerial view of troopers jumping from left rear door of a C-47 transport plane in flight.
Nisei services at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. Mr. Michael Masaoka National Secretary of the Japanese-American Citizens League Anti-Discrimination Committee, the first volunteer for service in the U.S. 442nd Infantry Regiment, delivers a brief eulogy. Taps are sounded. The flags which were held over the caskets are folded by men. Soldiers parade. Folded flags are presented to the families by U.S. General Jacob Devers.
Civilians of depot check wrecked trucks in a supply dump of Camp Gordon, Georgia. Civilians search salvageable parts. Several views of civilians as they search for salvageable parts.
Reclaimed U.S. army trucks in supply dump of Camp Gordon in Georgia, United States. Line of trucks reclaimed. Trucks are hoisted. Trucks are anchored onto RR (railroad) flatcars. Men work on trucks loaded on flatcars.
Reclaimed U.S. army trucks in supply dump of Camp Gordon in Georgia, United States. Salvageable trucks, ambulances and jeeps being washed and reconditioned. Men work on vehicles.
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