Japanese-American U.S. Army soldiers, receiving training at Camp Shelby in Missouri, United States, during World War 2. Convoy of amphibious vehicles and jeeps drive on mud roads. Army engineers on amphibious vehicle in a river. Engineers return back to the river banks. Organized military crew at the bank receives orders to built pontoon bridge. Soldiers tie ropes, assemble bridge, and arrange its pieces in river to make a complete river bridge. Rifled soldiers cross the bridge. The highest rank Nisei officer instructs as the soldiers set dynamite, the officer demonstrates dynamite explosion.
United States Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson in an interview admires former President Roosevelt. The majority leader in Senate reveals that he strongly believes in a philosophy that "I am a free man first,an American second,a senator third and then a Democrat." He talks about placing national interests much above personal and party interests. He also speaks about his heart attack and an unsigned letter from President Eisenhower.
10,000 soldiers of United States 45th Infantry Division load their baggage into military trucks and bid good bye as they leave Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Troops move in trucks over a bridge as a plane flies overhead. People turn out in large numbers on streets to welcome the troops at their new headquarters in Abilene in Texas. Soldiers move to their tents. (World War II period).
Equipment being installed to track NASA Mercury spacecraft during earth orbits. A 60 foot dish being positioned on a pedestal by a crane at Eglin Auxiliary Field no.5 at Eglin air force base in Florida,United States. MPQ-31 antenna rotates.
A rack of Sidewinder missiles come up on the flight deck of United States Navy ship Bon Homme Richard in waters off California. Ordnance men move missiles across on a bomb sled to an FJ-3 aircraft of U.S. Navy Squadron VF-211 (Red Checkertails). Tail code "G" of Carrier Group 21 is also seen on an aircraft. Missiles being loaded under the wing of the aircraft.
United States Navy FJ-3 aircraft of U.S. Navy Squadron VF-211 (Red Checkertails) loaded with Sidewinder missiles under their wings sit on catapults ready for take off from aircraft carrier, USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) in waters off California. They display tail code "G" of Carrier Group 21. They are catapulted, one after the other. Another FJ-3 sets up on the port catapult and is launched.
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