Allied invasion fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean, off the Palau Islands, during World War II. Landing Craft Infantry underway at sea. A wave of LVCP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) underway to the beach. Admiral Fort and other officers on bridge of a ship look at the operation. Landing Ship Tanks and Landing Vehicle Tanks underway. Landing Vehicle Tanks circle the rendezvous area. Admiral Fort and General Roy Griger on the bridge of a ship look through binoculars and talk to other officers.
Allied invasion of Europe during World War II. A U.S. Army Major General, with other officers, standi next to a communications vehicle on a landing ship in the English Channel. They all wear flotation belts around their waists. The General speaks into a microphone from the communications vehicle. A 173 foot Patrol Craft displaying the number 17, moves near a sunken landing craft.
View from port side of a U.S. landing ship tank (LST) underway in the English Channel during World War 2. Ahead is another ship and three landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVPs) on the horizon. Scene shifts to stern of a boat in which two U.S. Coast Guard officers are seen, with Slapton Sands in the background. One smokes a cigar. Next, another view from the port side of the LST shows two officers standing on the deck. The ship approaches the shore and beaches at Slapton Sands. Targets and guide flags are seen on the sand along with a large sign designating Beach "B." A huge hill dominates the background. Closeup of the Coast Guard officer smoking his cigar. Next, a landing craft tank (LCT) number 140 and a Higgins Boat from Troop Transport PA-25 are seen hitting the beach. Closeup of U.S. Coast Guard officer observing through binoculars. A truck driving out of a landing craft utility.
An 85-year old former marine engineer and U-boat designer, arrives for a visit to a modern German submarine during World War 2. It is raining and he carries an umbrella. Crew members help him aboard the docked boat. He stands in the main control room, as crew members explain the features of their U-boat. Next he is seen back on deck with a young woman. The Captain returns his umbrella and the two step back onto the dock, as an officer salutes.
Senator Harry S Truman, his wife, Bess Wallace and daughter, Mary Margaret walk in the garden at their home in Independence, Missouri in the United States. The family talks and looks at flowers in the garden.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt holds a press conference, while seated on a couch on a lawn outside a building at Hickam Field Hawaii, during World War II. He is surrounded by members of the press and military officers and photographers. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, is seen standing next to a sailor photographer. Palm trees and ocean in background. The president, wearing a tropical suit, with bow tie, responds to reporters' questions.
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