A young Chinese boy is adopted by the U.S. 14th Army Air Force deployed in China during World War II. Officers of the U.S. Army Air Force welcome the little 4 year old boy named Tiger Joe in their office. Officers clean him in a bathroom and then dress him as a GI. Tiger Joe at a desk as Assistant First Sargent. He stands during inspection of drills. An officer arranges his uniform and gun. He marches behind all other GIs.
Returning Heroes Day, June 4, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War II. Officials and soldiers in a celebration arranged in honor of U.S. Army Air Force General Carl Andrew Spaatz, and U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley. The Generals on special guest seats with Pennsylvania Governor, Edward Martin and Philadelphia Mayor, Bernard Samuels. An Army Major General sits with them. Soldiers, in a park, fire artillery gun in salute. Civilians shower ticker tape and confetti from the top of a building. They raise American flags. Army guards line the parade route, standing at parade rest with rifles. Policemen on motorbikes escort motorcade.. The Generals sitting with Governor Martin in an open customized jeep. A military band on a road side plays music. The Generals salute them. Spectators stand at the road sides. They shower ticker tape and confetti on the motorcade of the Generals. As they pass a park, soldiers fire an artillery gun in salute. In the downtown commercial district, banners across the street advertise E bonds. A band plays on the sidewalk as the motorcade passes.
Winners of a health contest in Chicago, Illinois. Winners of 4-H clubs health contest seated around a table as they eat food. Six boys and four girls eat food. The girls smile as they eat. The girls and the boys hold glasses filled with milk. They drink from the glasses. A boy and a girl smile.
During Nuremberg trial Chief Prosecutor of France Francious De Monthon concludes counts 3 and 4 and describes from memoranda of Fritz Sauckel Nazi policy of forced labor. Captives used as labor and later on killed by the Nazis.
Constitution of the French Fifth Republic through a referendum. A referendum is conducted for the constitution of the French Fifth Republic in France and its over seas territories. Posters on a wall. People cast their votes during the referendum. Charles De Gaulle with officials after winning the referendum 4-1.
Early transport aircraft of the United States Army Air Service in the United States. U.S. Army Air Service DH-4 Honeymoon Express on a field as an engine starts and the propellers begin to rotate. A pilot in the cockpit. Passengers in the compartment wave. Specifications of the aircraft. The airplane taxis and takes off. The aircraft in flight. It flies at a speed of 118 miles per hour. The aircraft comes in for a landing and lands on a field.
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