Allied Forces fight the Axis Powers during World War II. An amphibious landing by the U.S. Forces in the Aleutian Islands. A ship in water. Explosion in the ship. U.S. battleships move towards Attu. Troops on the ship. Soldiers in barges move towards the island. Soldiers unload supplies. A wrecked Japanese plane. U.S. soldiers load and fire the artillery.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The whaler at sea. Crew members eat walrus meat on board. They arrive at Indian Point. Native Eskimos arrive in large whale boats and come aboard the whaler. Captain Pedersen trades guns and other items for fur with the natives. Skin and fur from the trade on the ship deck. Eskimo natives are landed on the ice after the trade. The whaler leaves the port. Men in boats, pack purchases to be taken to the village. A native Eskimo is seen.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The crew is welcomed at Point Hope. The natives seated during the welcome ceremony. The men's dance. Men perform a dance while others play instruments. Women dance. Susie the champion dancer gives a solo performance. Native children and families. Native man with hair dressed for mourning.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. Old Chief of a village at Point Barrow invites the crew to a native dance. Esquimau men dance and play an instrument. The village people and crew watch. Esquimau women dance. A blond Esquimau similar to those discovered by explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Esquimaux eating whale skin. Dog nearby. Trading on the ship deck.
Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A map locates places. Ships underway at sea. Japanese troops aboard a ship. They advance across a field. A seaplane takes off and in flight overhead. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft bombard Japanese battleships. Smoke and splashes in water due to the bombardment. The aircraft bomb a shore. Enemy anti aircraft guns are fired. Soldiers stand at attention. A soldier holds a flag. A map of Pacific areas controlled by Japan.
As film begins, organ music is heard. Camera pans across tops of tents showing sky above. Scene shifts to a Chaplain conducting Sunday services in the open. A soldier plays a field organ as soldiers and airmen participate in the service. Closeup of the Chaplain kneeling before a makeshift altar where objects are placed to facilitate communion in a mass or service. Complete change of scene shows airmen arranging bombs for loading aboard an open truck that then backs up to an airplane, into which they are loaded. Narrator notes that these are all purpose bombs weighing 250, 500, and 1000 lbs, respectively. Closeup of a 1000 lb bomb in foreground marked "GP 1000 lb AN-M44." Airmen arnorers install fins and fuses before loading the bombs aboard the aircraft. An airman loads belts of machine gun ammunition at a gun turret of the airplane. others load guns elsewhere on the aircraft. Closeup of pilots being given final briefing about the mission, before departure. Narrator notes that the mission will involve two flights of B-24s and one of B-17s. Planned altitudes and routes of the bombers are drawn on a map in colors. They are to attack a Japanese installation on Kiska Island. Fighter support is described. A Flight crew assembles near their B-24 Liberator bomber. Closeups of individual crew members waiting on the airfield ramp. Scene shifts to fighter pilots who will be accompanying the bombers. They converse in front of a row of fighter aircraft. They are wearing flotation gear over their flight suits. The area is paved with Marsden matting (pierced steel planking). Closeups of men in the group, including: Lieutenant George I. Rudell, Lieutenant Holy P. Mail, Lieutenant Lial A. Bean, Major Willson Aston, Lieutenant Henry J. Strencops and Colonel Jackson.
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