Views of damage in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Scene shifts to African American pastor in pulpit of a church speaking about U.S. armed forces. A woman in the congregation whose son is serving in the Infantry, points to a flag filled with blue stars for service members from the church. She reads letter from her son telling her he has been selected for Officer Candidates School. View of new recruits in a railroad depot. African American recruit pauses to say goodbye to his mother, but is moved along by a uniformed Army officer. Closeup of locomotive wheels turning. Glimpse of barracks in an Army base. Recruits leaving railroad train and entering a snow-covered building. Army sergeants organizing the new recruits inside the building. An army spokesman welcomes them to the training camp. Recruits being interviewed about their past training and experiences. Closeup of a Sergeant inquiring about the kind of machine tools a recruit had worked with. Recruits assembled in a base auditorium where they hear from a Chaplain and an officer who demonstrates how to salute. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Racing driver G.A. Baum sets a new speed record in Germany. Baum puts on his helmet. He gets into a streamlined torpedo shell. The torpedo takes to the race track and sets a new record of 110 miles per hour.
American scientist Robert H. Goddard tests a rocket in Roswell, New Mexico during the 1930s. Title card “United States Marine Corps”. Program host, Dennis James, introduces. Early rocket launchpad built in 1927 by American scientist Robert H. Goddard. Robert H. Goddard and his assistants unload a rocket at their test site located in Roswell, New Mexico. Robert H. Goddard demonstrates an early gyroscope used for automatic stabilization. Assistants securing the rocket into the launchpad. Robert H. Goddard and his assistants watch the rocket from the observation shed during ignition. Distant view of rocket as it shoots straight up to 7500 feet in the 1930s. Robert H. Goddard and his assistants examine rocket and parachute after landing.
News correspondents present in news conference on captured USS Pueblo crewmen in Pyongyang, North Korea. USS Pueblo crew members present in conference take their seats. Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher (USS Pueblo Skipper) begins by stating that, "as is well known to the American people, we of Pueblo were caught red-handed while committing espionage...." he continues, “I urgently appeal to the American people, to recognize the simple truth of this statements, and to urge our government to accept the responsibility for the attack that we may be reunited with our families and loved ones” says Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher.
French Prime Minister and Minister of War, Georges Clemenceau, visits the new French Army Grand Quartier Général (general headquarters) during WWI. The location is probably Beauvais, but not confirmed. Military officials salute to Georges Clemenceau as he ascends the stairs leading to the entrance of the new headquarters. Prime Minister Clemenceau meets senior military officials. A brief shot of General Ferdinand Foch, standing in front of garden shrubs.
Road graders and bulldozers leveling a new airstrip in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. Rolls of Marston Mat steel planking in the foreground. A Piper L-4 plane lands and takes off from the new strip. A United States soldier radio operator working with a colleague.
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