Former Secretary of Navy William Franklin Knox arrives at Camp Ingram in Brazil. He along with other naval officers embarks onto United States ship Omaha as marines salute him. He meets naval officers on board the ship.
United States Marines at work around an equipment while on their way to invade Tarawa Island in Pacific Theater during World War II. A motor launched from hospital ship USS Solace (AH-5) and wounded loaded onto it. USS Solace anchored in harbor off shore Tarawa. Wounded marines lowered down the side of an unidentified ship. A captain giver orders over a megaphone on flying bridge of the ship. Signalman sends blinker signal. LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) underway in the sea.
United States Marines dressed in invasion uniform on board an invasion ship heading to Tarawa, Kiribati during World War II. Marine reads orders to a group. Marines chock 50 cal. Water cooled machine guns on board the ship. Marines set up tripods for machine guns two men in the background set up machine guns. Men break down equipment and walk off with it.
United States marine officers stand against the rail on a ship as they converse one of them has a binoculars around his neck. A Marine Colonel speaks to the officers on the deck of an invasion ship. Several officers stand around the mock up of Tarawa Island and converse about the invasion on board a transport ship.
A Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation plane in public demonstration flight with mountains in the background in California, United States. Aircraft landing gear is lowered in demonstration, while cruising aloft.
'Making of an American ' An immigrant comes to Gary, Indiana from South Central Europe. He gets employed as a laborer at Illinois steel company of United States Steel Corporation. A demonstration shows safety devices for workers while working at a railroad, steel plant and with machine tools. Men wear goggles while working to prevent chips from getting into the eye. Various other devices like locking of switches, guard for circulation saw, guard on emery wheels, guard over belt, pulley and a fan at the steel plant.
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