A film titled: 'We're in the army now' on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in the United States. U.S. soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Smoke from bombardment and firing. The soldiers advancing on a battlefield. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall seated at a desk in his office. He speaks about the contribution of the WAAC in World War II. A woman of the WAAC standing nearby.
Jewish war veterans parade in New York. Buildings along the sides of a street. Men march on the street. They protest against German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Nazi persecutions. New York elected officials are seen watching the demonstration, including New York Mayor John P. O'Brien. Aerial view of the demonstration.
U.S. Air Force officers return to the United States in World War II. The officers with their families in Washington DC. Buildings in the background. One of the officers returns to his home in Piqua, Ohio. A sign board reads: 'Welcome to Piqua'. Buildings along the sides of the street. The officer with his family in his home. People gather at his home to greet him. He hugs his sister.
A film titled: 'Lady Marines' on the recruitment of women in the United States Marine Corps, during World War 2. Views of Marines engaged in combat. U.S. Naval guns firing. A Marine dive bomber in action. Splashes in water from explosions. Marines in an amphibious assault on the beach. Paramarines making a jump. Tanks moving on the field. U.S. Marines firing machine guns. Paramarines boarding an airplane. Views of U.S. Marines in non-combat assignments in Washington, DC. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol building. Trucks being refueled. Marine mechanics maintaining vehicles. Marines engaged in administrative and logistical wartime support activities. A Marine typing a document on a typewriter. Comments about the need to free trained Marines for combat. A scene of Japanese soldiers celebrating a victory. A poster with the photograph of a woman reads: 'Be a Marine'. On February 13, 1943 the Marine Corps Womens Reserve is formed. Women are recruited to relieve Marines for combat. Women Marines salute.
Numerous views of abandoned German 88mm flak antiaircraft guns as seen by invading American forces during their incursions deep into Germany in final month of World War 2, in Europe. Many have barrels broken or spiked. At least one appears intact, pointed vertically toward the sky. These guns appear to surround an airfield or other open space.
United States soldiers in Germany near the end of World War 2, in Europe. American M26 heavy and M4A3 medium tanks maneuver in a field. Trees in the distance. A line up of M4A3 medium tanks (both 75mm and 76mm gun types) commence test firing.
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