U.S. Marines of the 1st Tank Battalion aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) headed toward Peleliu in the Palau Islands during World War 2. Marines work on their M4A2 Sherman tanks aboard ship. They use tar and tape to seal places on the tanks as they prepare them for amphibious assault.They clean a hatch on one. A Marine points out water proofing points on tank. A slate reads "motor trouble" on September 12th. Another reads: "Passing Army Convoy." Then a long line of ships is seen on the horizon in the distance.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Owners mark placed on each log. Workers sort the logs with sticks as they float into a storage pond. A long chain with sharp hooks pulls the logs up to the saw. These logs are then fastened on a carriage that moves against revolving band saw. The gangsaw cuts the logs into various strips.
Progress report of United States Air Force B-52G and B-52H in the United States. View of long loop cables in a laboratory. Gauges in the background. A Boeing technician turns the switches on panel board and checks a running graph. A Boeing technician installs an alternating current generator into turbo fan engine. Aerial views of the USAF B-52G aircraft in flight.
Group of workers dig trenches in Hyde Park, London England. Onlookers watch from the fenced area. A woman carries her pet dog while observing the workers. A man distributes supplies to the workers. Men carrying long beams. Civilians walking in Hyde Park (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom).
Tourists visit the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Tourists enter a building. Man collects tickets at the entrance. Statues of Senator Robert M La Follette, Hey Long, W J Bryant. Tourists look at row of statues. Guide educates tourists with a painting on the wall in the background. Sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
United States Marine Corps Recon unit personnel undergoing training at the United States Army Airborne School (AKA Jump School), Fort Benning, Georgia. The course is three weeks long and consists of three phases: "Ground Week", "Tower Week" and "Jump Week". Marines jumping from a low platform, learning how to safely fall, during phase one. Marines climbing a ower, during phase two, and sliding along a cable, while suspended from parachute risers. Next, they are seen in controlled parachute descents from a tall tower. A closeup of one hitting the ground. Marines seated with full parachute gear, in an airplane during the third (Jump week) phase of their training. They stand and move toware the jump door, with their chutes hooked to a static line. View from below, of open parachutes descending. Marine receiving his parachute wings, upon graduation from Jump School.
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