Two handmade 1946 model Ford cars during their test drive on roads in Detroit, Michigan. Four and two door models of the Ford car during their exhibition run. Narrator describes the post war production effort for new Ford cars and speaks to how Ford had not forgotten cars for American consumers after retooling following its war production work in World War II.
65000 spectators arrive at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. Men and women arrive and collect their entry passes. A large numbers of women arrive to witness the derby. The horses race out on the muddy tracks during the derby. Spectators cheer for their favorite horse. Horse Hoop Junior races ahead all competitors to win his third race. The victorious horse and its jockey.
United States Navy loads war materiel aboard an LST,in the Pacific theater, during World War II. A four wheeled trailer, artillery and equipment hoisted by a crane aboard an LST(Landing Ship Tank) at the loading dock. Artillery gun raised at the dock as men assist. A soldier stands on a ship and watches the dock area. An operator in the control room of a ship. Other ships and group of marines on the deck.
A documentary titled 'He Has Seen War' depicts life of U.S. armed forces soldiers under very difficult conditions during World War 2. Massive large columns of U.S. Army soldiers marching in formation. Wounded and dead soldiers during the World War II. A number of corpses kept under the open sky during the war. Soldiers march in dense wooded areas, in muddy roads and paths, and in dry deserts during various missions carrying their weapons. Tanks and armored vehicles march on roads of ruined villages. U.S. Army soldiers relax, smoke, and eat meal rations during the war. Soldiers stepping up to a pot with steaming drink or soup. African American soldiers wash their feet in a stream. Soldier sits on ground in a rainstorm, smoking a cigarette and reading a wet letter or map.
An accident at the West Loch ammo pier in Pearl Harbor destroyed six LSTs on May 21, 1944, during World War 2. Immense smoke arises from the burning ships. Men file on muddy roads. A pile of shrapnel on the ground. A partly sunk Landing Ship Tank (LST) burning in the water and a DUKW sails out of its bow doors. Two LSTs burning fiercely give outdoor immense clouds of smoke. A fireboat approaches and sprays water on them. Sailors rush to put out fire at the harbor.
LST destroyed when an explosion occured while loading ammo at the West Loch in Pearl Harbor during World War 2. A partly sunk Landing Ship Tank (LST) burning in the water and water jets are sprayed on it. Other ships and vessels at the harbor. Firemen run with water hoses and spray water on a fiercely burning LST. Officers in a Landing Vehicle Tracked in the water near a burning LST.
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