A training film depicts proper installation of barrage balloon in the United States. Two barrage balloons in sky. A lower link of a parachute attached on a cable. The upper link of the parachute attracted to the junction assembly. A building in the background. Troops carry a box. A soldier demonstrates the installation of barrage balloon. The soldier disconnects cable terminal assembly from a bell crank by removing the pin. He unscrews the channel pin. The soldier holds the link in his hand. He attaches the male end to the cable terminal assembly. Screws the cable pin in to correct position. He locks the terminal pin. He attaches the female end to the bell crank and tighten all the screws. (World War II period).
Christening ceremony at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington. People crowd at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton. The Navy officers and sailors seated on chairs. A woman and two Navy officers stand on a platform. The woman christens the ships. Two women stand holding bouquets. The destroyers are lowered into the water.
U.S. First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt appeals for Red Cross War Relief Fund in Washington DC. U.S. First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt seated on a chair. A statue and United States flag in the background. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt appeals to the public to donate to the Red Cross War Relief Fund. The First Lady says that they should defeat the forces who are causing sufferings. Eleanor Roosevelt also says that people should donate according to their ability.
Igor Sikorsky, Russian American Designer of U.S. aircraft, demonstrates a test flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Igor Sikorsky seated in the cockpit of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter. Igor Sikorsky holds the controls in his hands. A single three-blade main rotor and a smaller anti-torque tail mounted rotor on the VS-300. People look at the VS-300 hovering in the air. The helicopter raises from the ground and hovers in the air. The helicopter descends to the ground.
Convoy plea by U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in Washington DC during World War II. U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, seated at a desk, reads from a paper. War Secretary Stimson speaks about the use of U.S. battleships to convoy war shipments to England. Secretary Stimson also says that the U.S. fleet which is the first line of defense can best defend this country by guaranteeing delivery of goods to Britain.
U.S. 44th Infantry Division parade at Fort Dix in New Jersey. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and U.S. Lt. General Hugh Aloysius Drum shake hands with other officers. Secretary of the Navry Frank Knox with General Drum stand on a platform. The U.S. Infantrymen stand in a squad. The soldiers parade. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Lt. General Drum and other officers review the parade. The soldiers carrying a United States flag march. The soldiers in cars advance during the parade. A banner on a platform reads '78th Division Veterans' Association'. (Secretary Knox served as a major in the 78th Infantry Division during World War 1.) The trucks towing artillery advance and soldiers seen on the trucks.
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