Fighter pilots of the United States 9th Air Force, 354th Fighter Group, with their P-51s in France. A dugout with camouflage netting. Three soldiers come out of the dugout. A man in a glass enclosed tower behind the dugout. A bomb marked with 'To der Fuhurer mit love' attached under a P-51. Pilot lieutenant W B King, of 355th Fighter Squadron, leans over wing of his P-51, 'Atlanta Peach.' A crew chief paints additional swastikas to record German aircraft kills on a P-51. A man shaves while looking in a mirror. The sign on the mirror reads 'Hitler turned Europe upside down.' (Note: Pilot, William B. King, an ace of the 355th Fighter Squadron, "The Pugnacious Pups," was officially credited with 5 1/2 confirmed aerial victories, and was awarded the Silver Star. He was from Atlanta, GA.) (World War II period).
Excerpt from U.S. President John F Kennedy Inaugural address in United States Capitol, Washington DC. Symbols of 'Power for Peace' and 'Armed Forces Day' appear.
U.S. General James Harold Doolittle in Seattle, United States. A crowd on either side of the street. General Doolittle arrives in a motorcade. Soldiers salute after he gets off from the car. General Doolittle and other officers review the troops. Soldiers parade. A banner reads 'Do More with Doolittle Buy More "E" Bonds'. Civilians crowd on the street and stand around a platform. General Doolittle with other officers seated on the platform. Military band plays various instruments. People hold umbrellas and stand. General Doolittle speaks over the microphone. (World War II period).
United States Army Air Service activities in Baltimore, Maryland. A parachutist stands on the lower wing of a biplane. He opens the parachute and jumps from the aircraft.
United States Coast Guard Lieutenant C. B. Olsen is awarded with the Flying Cross Medal in Washington DC. A close up of Lt. C. B. Olsen . U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Mogenthau pins up the medal on the uniform of the Lt. and shakes hand with him.
U.S. Navy ship USS Constellation (CV-64) in New York, United States. Aerial views of the USS Constellation ship on fire at dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy yard on December 19, 1960. Smoke rises from the fire. Narrator notes that the fire killed 50 shipyard workers and caused damage worth millions. Veiw of the reconstructed USS Constellation following the fire, in preparation for its commissioning ceremony. Widows and relatives of the workers who died in the fire are among guests at the commissioning ceremony for the ship. U.S. Navy officers on stage at ceremony, including the ship Captain Thomas Walker. Seen in the audience among the guests is NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and his wife.
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