A war bond rally in England during World War II. American soldiers stand in a formation of 'V8'. Commander of the U.S. 8th Air Force Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle purchases a war bond at a booth and signs a register. Photographers take pictures. Soldiers in a formation of V8. Soldiers take their seats in front of the Army Air Forces band. Major Glenn Miller leads the band. The band plays. Officers seated in chairs applaud. Glenn Miller signs an autograph.
American Army officers and military war correspondents in London, England shortly before D-Day operations. U.S. officers walk down a street. Officers near a monument talk. An officer clicks pictures. Officers chat and smile. Double decker buses on the street. The Big Ben clock tower in the background. Tulips in a park, people walk in the background. Big Ben with pedestrians in the foreground.
"Report from the Front" with Humphrey Bogart. Bogart emerges from a plane with his wife, Mayo Methot, and presents a film advertisement describing services of the American Red Cross to U.S. soldiers during World War II. He concludes by appealing to viewers in the theater to make a donation to the Red Cross. Clip shows scenes from the front during World War II. U.S. soldier firing a rifle. U.S. artillery firing. U.S. Army soldiers benefiting from services of the Red Cross during the war. Air crew on an airfield visits a Red Cross Club Mobile and receives coffee and donuts. Views of Red Cross rest clubs, care facilities, field offices including the exterior building and sign of the "American Red Cross Columbia Service Club", GIs in relaxation lounges, dances, dining rooms and views of food preparation, airmen in a reading room, African American soldiers gathered reading newspapers. Soldiers playing pool (billiards) and ping pong to relax. Men learning skills like basket making and weaving on a loom while recuperating from injuries. American prisoners of war with the hands up, being guarded by a Japanese soldier. Wounded U.S. Army soldier receiving blood in the field. Injured on stretchers being moved into tents.
Lieutenant Colonel Carl Bronson thanks the Andrew Sisters on behalf of the Music Section of the Special Services Division for making V-Disc recordings that are sent to American soldiers overseas during World War 2. Patricia Marie (Patty), Maxine Angelyn (Maxene), and Laverne Sophie (Laverne) Andrews, perform 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy' for a V-Disc recording.
Actors portraying a scene where Soviet diplomat disembarks from a United States Army Air Force aircraft during World War II. Reporter interviews "His Excellency" on Soviet Union's attitude towards division of Germany. Diplomat answers saying the Allies should control Germany's key industries and take away its economic power to wage war.
Newspaper columnist and broadcaster, Walter Winchell, is filmed making a radio broadcast in New York City, United States, during World War II. He talks about the hard facts of war. He also states that any American who feels that America is being cruel to Nazi Germany should visit the American Military hospitals. He talks about the hardships and starvation suffered by women and children under German leader Adolf Hitler. There are several takes during this filming.
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