Official and officers draw draft under Selective Service System at the Department of Labor auditorium in Washington DC, United States. President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers a speech on the occasion, during the lead up to America's involvement in World War 2. He reveals that 95 percent of the people registered under the Selective Service System are not required by the nation and will not be called to military service. He also encourages those new recruits selected for military service to answer the call for duty and defend the independence of the nation. He declares peace keeping as the main task of the United States Armed Forces, and speaks of the those called as members of a peace time army.
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) celebrations during World War 2 in London, England. Celebrating Londoners watch two Norwegian soldiers waving their national flags from a monument upon which they climbed. Two American soldiers walk carrying American flags. British people gather at news stand where paper headline reads: "ALL OVER." Perfume company adverisement unfolds under Allied flags. Several women wearing colorful fez hats walk together.
The USS Memphis docks in Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC, United States. Charles Lindbergh on board the ship with sailors in the background. A large crowd awaits his arrival after his successful first Trans Atlantic flight. He disembarks from the ship. Lindbergh and his mother in a car leave for Washington Memorial. Postmaster General Harry S New also gets into the car. Planes in flight and airship Los Angles circle overhead. Soldiers and cavalry units in a parade.
Activities of United States 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. Two men stand near a casket wrapped in the American flag with flowers placed on it. Men of United States 94th Aero Squadron come out of a dispensary where the casket is placed. Men carry casket as they march towards the cemetery. Casket placed in a cart as men carry flowers. Men bury the casket in a grave at the cemetery as a plane flies over head. Men lined up at the cemetery as plane flies overhead. Many new graves with markers at the cemetery.
Major events of 1953. Field ambulances arrive at Freedom village bringing repatriated prisoners at the end of hostilities during the Korean War. General William Harrison of United States and General Nam II of North Korea sign the armistice agreement in Panmunjon bringing the war to a halt. War weary American soldiers return home and receive a warm welcome. Soldiers hug their family and friends as they reunite with them. The Statue of Liberty in New York, United States. (Note: Among those repatriated, seconds 18-21 and 26-28 of the clip show Rifleman George Hobson from Fazakerley, Liverpool, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, who was shot and captured at the Battle of the Imjin River in 1951.)
Major events of the year 1951. War takes place in Korea. Artillery fired and Koreans captured. News paper headline symbolizes removal of General MacArthur as the Chief of the United Nations forces in Korea. General Matthew Ridgway takes over as the Chief of the United Nations forces. Dead prisoners of war lined up. General Eisenhower with Korean representatives in Korea as they sign an agreement for a buffer zone. (Korean War)
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