Crew aboard U.S. Destroyer Escort USS Frament (DE-677), load and practice firing at a floating target. Crew fires deck guns, launches torpedoes and depth charges, and fires "hedge hog" bomb clusters. Shells hit water surface and explode. Aerial view of large explosions in water. (World War II period).
Woman seated at desk writes a letter to her husband in the army. Animated map shows the distances of troops in different places of the world. Army truck unloads sacks of letters from Unites States Aircraft. Board of 'Photo Mail' and 'V Mail' (Victory Mail). Machine prints these letters and men arrange the letters. Soldier distributes letters to troops. Soldiers aboard tank, beside artillery, digging in trenches, and other soldiers read letters. (World War II period).
United States wheat harvested for Allied Forces. A horse cart pulls wheat harvester on dirt road in wheat fields at Walla Walla, Washington. Farmer seated on the harvester. (World War II period).
New Gun carrier meets army test. Gun carrier tanks on field test fire in United States. Tank descends from hillside. (World War II period).
Penicillin drug saves Allied forces lives. Women fill bottles with liquid penicillin. These bottles are sterilized in large ovens. The molds are incubated in bottles. The liquid is poured from the bottles and then powdered. Bottles filled with powdered Penicillin. (World War II period).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt re-nominated as President of United States. At the Chicago Stadium, Senator Barkley nominates Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the 2nd day of the democratic convention in Chicago. Men hold banners of 'Roosevelt and lasting peace'. Other campaign signs say "Roosevelt and Victory". Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepts his nomination in a radio broadcast from his railroad car in California.
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