A film in the United States about achievements and role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization depicts an African American priest at a church as he addresses people about the contribution of African Americans in every branch of army like quartermaster corps, infantry. A woman gets up and says that her son is serving in the infantry. She reads out a letter from her son Robert. Army recruits at a railroad station. Elevated view of men walking in organized lines in the train station. Robert bids goodbye to his mother. A train arrives at an army training camp with snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the train station. Recruits being addressed by an officer. Robert being interviewed about his past life. An officer teaches the recruits the correct manner of saluting. The recruits remove civilian clothing and put on military uniforms. They undergo physical examination by U.S. Army medical staff. They board a train and leave for a replacement center. The recruits arrive at a camp and get off trucks onto snow covered ground. In a barracks area, they learn to make their beds and march. The recruits march across training grounds. Ill soldiers and recruits at a hospital as doctors examine them. The recruits undergo a dental check up. They learn to fire rifles at rifle ranges. The recruits play football, baseball, boxing and ping pong. They listen to poetry. African American women WACs ( Women's Army Corps) march at a training academy. They drive jeeps over a rough terrain. A recruit polishes his shoe. The African American recruits dance with girls at a dance ball. They perform exercises during a drill.
A film titled '1300 new cadet nurses pledge service to US' shows United States Cadet Nurse Corps march towards the City Hall in New York in United States. At the induction ceremony 1300 student nurses pledge to serve humanity.
United States Navy frogmen during a maneuver in New York, United States. Men on a raft along side a vessel underway off the coast of Manhattan during the maneuver. They try to come aboard the raft from the vessel. A man jumps into the Hudson River with a loop of rope as he practices high speed take off. A man comes aboard the raft.
Bond rally in New York's Chinatown. Chinese people walk on street with flags and banner that reads 'Gung Ho'. Board reads 'Back to the Attack, U.S. Treasury Department'. Chinese leader speaks over microphone. Chinese and Americans unite for a common cause of United States' victory. (World War II period).
Liberty Loan Drive in United States during World War I. Captured German tanks of World War I paraded on streets in New York, United states. Floats decorated as ships, vessels, barrage balloons and medical aid room at the parade. Float of Chemical Warfare Department. People gather to look at the parade. A barrage balloon of the U.S. Army Air Service.
Liberty Loan Drive in United States during World War I. United States Army balloon descends in New York as people gathered around look at it. A plane in flight.
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