Ellen Mcadoo sails on a honeymoon with her actor-husband, Senor Lopez De Onate at Baltimore, Maryland. Ellen Mcadoo gets on board of the ship. Senor Lopez De Onate smokes a cigarette and talks with his wife. The ship sails away from the dockyard.
Destroyer Escort,USS Frament (DE 677) is commissioned during World War 2. Lieutenant Commander S. T. McAdam, Jr., in command, reads his orders to crew assembled on deck. Tug boats move the ship away from the pier. DE-677 underway in shakedown cruise.Officers review daily plans for shakedown cruise. General Quarters alarm is sounded and crew mans battle stations. Gun crews at 1.1 inch, 40mm, and 3 inch guns. Crew members positioned to launch depth charges ("ash cans") , torpedoes, and to fire "hedge hogs" (clusters of bombs). Navy aircraft tows a canvas sleeve target for crew to practice fire against. Antiaircraft gun crews shoot down target.
General Jean De Lattre De Tassigny speaks about relations with Indochina. The French General gives a brief speech in English. He states that the French are fighting against the Communists for democracy and for the freedom of the world.
Opens with slate that says 'Crossing the Line'. Depicts King Neptune shellback initiation ceremony aboard USS Idaho in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Rio de Janeiro. Slate indicates that President Elect of Brazil de Pessoa was on board. Sailors lie down on the ship deck. The captain welcomes King Neptune's messengers aboard the ship. They inform the captain that King Neptune will visit his ship. King Neptune and Queen Amphitrite are welcomed aboard the ship by the captain. The ship's officers are introduced to the Royal visitors. Queen Amphitrite meets old friends. The Court of King Neptune with sailors dressed in various costumes. The Royal barber shaves and cleans each sailor. The sailors are immersed in Neptune's salty water. View of a certificate awarded to a sailor following his successful initiation.
American inventor Lee De Forest in his laboratory in Hollywood. American inventor Lee De Forest carrying out tests in his laboratory. He lights up a flame and uses an instrument.
French nurse Genevieve de Galard-Terraube receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington DC. Genevieve de Galard-Terraube stands with other people outside a building. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her. Cameramen take her photographs.
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