Expanding fleet of the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California. The navy is daily adding to the list of war vessels being taken out. Activities of men at a ship. Men work on equipment and guns mounted on warships. New recruits to man these ships undergo training for active duty. The flag of the United States.
Children learn skating at a skating school in Chicago, United States. Figure Skater Mike Kirby trains the children. He helps the children in putting on their skates. They practice in front of a mirror in a hall. A child falls down during practicing. Mike holds the child.
Notre Dame starts their spring training under new coach Terry Brennan in South Bend, Indiana. 'Good Luck Terry' written on a board. Players on the ground.
The ignorance of soldiers about their jobs and the war, United States. Stresses the psychological need for hating the enemy. Dramatizes the battlefield treachery of soldiers. Soldiers fire and bombard on the battlefront in World War II. Smoke arises from firing and bombarding. Tank moves on field and fires. A soldier bombing a barbed wire entanglement. Other soldiers fire machine guns. They advance forward on the front. News headlines about the soldiers and their ignorance of job reveals that the soldiers are not prepared to fight. They do not have the understanding of their job. An officer gives lecture to soldiers in the 'Classification Section' to provide them with a proper understanding of their job. The soldiers read books and magazines. They work on the tanks and other war equipment. Training the soldiers mentally. Weekly news about the war on boards.
Chinese officers and cadets in the United States. Chinese ordnance officers study at Northwestern University. They study modern production techniques. An officer gives lecture. Chinese ordnance officers attend the lectures. Chinese airmen graduate from their training in the United States. Airplanes parked in the background. Cadets stand in a line.
The operation of the XIX Tactical Air Command in the European Theater. Lieutenant Schureck flies the P-47 plane. High altitude view of the railroad stations and other target areas. 405th squadron 371st fighter group strafing and bombing trains as seen via gun camera footage. (World War II period).
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