Camera shows close up of two certificates of affidavit signed by Lieutenant Colonel George Stevens and Lieutenant Kellogg. The first affidavit by U.S. Army Signal Corps Colonel Stevens cites Stevens' work from 1 March 1945 to 8 May 1945 photographing concentration camps and prison camps liberated by Allied forces. It is read aloud by George Stevens (or by a narrator reading the text of the affadavit). The second affidavit, signed by U.S. Navy Lieutenant E.R. Kellogg, and witnessed by Captain John Ford, is also read aloud. It cites Kellogg's expertise in motion picture and photographic techniques through his employment with Twentieth Century Fox Studios in California from 1929 to 1941. He attests that he has thoroughly examined the concentration camp liberation films of the Army Signal Corps and found them to be unaltered, genuine, and true copies of the originals in the U.S. Army Signal Corps vaults. A map shows the location of concentration camps in Germany and other parts of occupied Europe under Nazi control. (World War II period).
Republican national convention of 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. A banner in support of Governor Bricker of Ohio as a Republican Vice Presidential candidate. Pictures of Governor Thomas Dewey for the Presidential nomination. Representative Joseph Martin, Chairman of the Convention. Statesmen eat and discuss around a table before the convention. Wendell Willkie at desk. Cars outside the convention hall as people arrive. Delegates from various states across United States arrive at the convention. Newsmen at typewriters as they send out news about the convention. Cameramen record the proceedings at the convention. National Chairman Harrison E. Spangler opens the convention and invites Governor Earl Warren of California for delivering a keynote. Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York at desk as he is elected as the Republican Presidential candidate.
In 1943, Higgins boats from the USS Callaway (APA-35) practice maneuvering in a circle, in waters off San Diego, California. A M3 Stuart light tank being lowered from the ship onto Higgins boat number PA35-1. View of two marines riding on top of the tank as the boat proceeds toward shore. Higgins boat (PA26-23) from the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) churns the waters during training activities in waters off Algeria, North Africa. Boat No. 23 flies a striped flag of maroon and gold, which seems to identify it as a supervisory boat. Other landing craft, including Boat PA26-11, execute training maneuvers.
U.S. Army General Joseph Stilwell at his home in California, United States. General Stilwell relaxes at his home after his return from China- Burma Theater of World War II. He speaks to newsmen. He and his wife look at some pictures of their family. Past events show General Stilwell with troops in China-Burma Theater. Stilwell with his dog at a beach. He assumes the office of the Commander of the U.S. Army Ground Forces in Washington DC. General Stilwell at a desk.
A film titled 'Navy men' about the training of U.S. Navy recruits at various naval training centers in the United States. The training of United States Navy recruits at U.S. Navy training center in Bainbridge, Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and Naval Base San Diego in California. Dramatization shows a sailor carrying a rifle and reporting to an officer. A Navy officer climbs up the stairs and walks through a corridor at the U.S. Navy Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland. The officer orders the sailors to keep their rooms clean and keep their clothes and other belongings in a proper manner. A group of sailors as the officer comes down the stairs. A sailor's parents ask the officer about their son. The officer speaks about the training of U.S. Navy recruits with a sign in the background that reads 'US Navy Training Center'. The sailors carrying rifles perform a drill. Buses arrive at the naval training center and recruits get off the bus. A sign on a building reads 'Welcome into Navy'. The recruits enter the building and line up. An officer instructs the recruits. The officer takes away a magazine from a recruit. The recruits undergo medical examination. A dentist examines the teeth of a recruit. A sign reads 'Clothing issue'. The recruits being issued the Navy uniform. The sailors in their uniforms lined up and an officer briefs the sailors. The officer introduces the sailors to their Company officer. Sailors holding their caps lined up. An officer inspects the sailors. The officer scolds a few sailors for their dirty uniforms. The sailors eat in a mess, study together, march, row a boat. The sailors undergo an obstacle course.
A dramatized film about the training of U.S. Navy recruits at various naval training centers in the United States. The training and life of United States Navy recruits at U.S. Navy training center in Bainbridge, Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and Naval Base San Diego in California. Sailors in their barracks lie down in their bunk beds. A sailor reads a letter from home. Another sailor plays a mouth organ. The sailors writing letters. The sailors lined up and an officer inspects. The sailors fire rifles. The Navy gun crew at work on ship deck guns. The sailors seated during a class and an instructor speaks about the ranks and privileges in the Navy. The instructor speaks about the retirement benefits, as well.