View from periscope of a submerged U.S. submarine. A Japanese submarine scheduled for destruction is seen nearby. It explodes as a torpedo strikes it. The Japanese boat gradually sinks out of sight.
Interior of the USS Spadefish (SS-411) as the Captain looks through the periscope. Slate states "U.S.S. Spadefish sights a Soviet Merchantman in the Northern Japan sea." The Captain (a Navy commander) speaks with a Lieutenant standing with him and then continues to look carefully through the periscope. The Captain seems to be issuing orders as he looks through the periscope.
Glimpse of pilot and crewmember with binoculars, inside a U.S. Navy K-5 anti-submarine blimp in flight over Long Island Sound. Aerial view of the blimp, over water. View from the blimp, of a submarine moving at hight speed, partially submerged, in the water below. Later views of the submarine fully surfaced moving at low speed.
USS Silverside returns to the submarine base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Personnel of the submarine aboard the USS Silverside. They talk amongst themselves. Men grouped around a mailman who is passing out the mails. Welcoming committee of the officers aboard the submarine. They are being greeted by ship's officers and other men on the bridge of the submarine. Lieutenant Commander Burlingame wearing an Australian digger hat.
Maneuvers of the U.S. submarines off the coast of California. Large group of submarines underway. USS Nautilus (SS-168) underway. The crash diving of USS Nautilus. Point of view shot from conning tower as submarine dives, with water covering deck and front gun as it goes under water. Periscopes and conning towers of submarines underway. Conning tower of the submarine as it submerges. Mountains and coastline in the background. Aerial view of the submarines underway.
A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Armed Forces. The training of the women Marines. The training camp for female marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A sign board at the camp reads: 'Headquarters Marine Corps Women's Reserve Schools'. A train passing on the railroad station. Women Marines arriving for their "boot camp" training from all over the country. They come out of the train with their personal belongings. A woman playing with a dog. The Marines board a truck and arrive at the training camp. 'USMC' written on the truck. Women walking towards the building. A man and some women seated at a desk and discussing. Exterior of a building at Camp Lejeune. Marines inside the building. A sign board reads: 'General Physical Exams'. The physical and medical examination of the Marines being undertaken. Eye sight test of the Marines. A doctor checking the blood pressure of a woman Marine. Their fingerprints are taken. A Marine posing for a identity photograph. Identity cards being issued to them. Uniforms and shoes being issued to the women Marines. Men taking measurements for uniforms. An officer addressing the women Marines seated on chairs inside a classroom. The Marines take notes. They march in formation on a parade ground. A man giving instructions to them. A woman serving as a drill instructor and instructing the women Marines. The Marines march in formation. Trees in the background. A U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. A bell rings and the drill instructor blows a bugle. The women Marines in barracks. They rest on their beds. A woman writing a letter.
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