United States 12th Marine 3rd Marine division FMF conducts artillery exercise near Mount Fuji in Japan. Sailors send messages over telephone and conduct exercise with field pieces and rockets. Sign reads “HEADQUARTERS 12TH MARINES 3RD MARINE DIV. FMF”. Marines practice using artillery under a camouflage net. A Marine using a headphone. A commander gives out orders. U.S. Marines firing rocket artillery near Mt. Fuji. Rocket artillery creates loud and bright explosions.
Non rigid blimp, L-3, a Goodyear Company manufactured patrol airship for the United States Navy is seen as it takes off from Wingfoot Lake docks in Ohio. Mr. Paul Litchfield, Chairman of the Board at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is seen speaking at a microphone and introducing E. J. Thomas, President of Goodyear, addressing workers to ask for their fullest loyalty.
A film titled 'Northern France and Belgium' shows United States 1st Army Engineers construct spans over a river in France during World War 2. Soldiers cross over Pontoon and Bailey bridges. Tanks fire fiercely at the enemy targets, causing fire and smoke.
United States 1st Army soldiers attack a farm house near Franco-Belgian border to drive out German troops during World War II. Soldiers fire as tanks roll and bombs explode. German troops and equipment are captured by Americans.
A film titled 'Ulithi Anchorage' shows United States 5th fleet ships anchored at Ulithi, a group of coral islands, in West Caroline in the Pacific during World War II. An aircraft flies over the ships. An island with an airstrip is seen. All kinds of ships - carriers loaded with bombers, mother ship and its destroyer, dry dock for repairs and a hospital ship are seen.
A film titled 'Army's newest mortar' Different parts and dimensions of United States 4.2 inch mortar are explained. Used for direct fire against stationary objects 4.2 inch mortar consists of a clamp, reaction chamber, fixed firing pin. Soldiers assemble the mortar. It is mounted on a tripod stand. Soldiers carry it in a machine gun cart. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) filled shells are fired from the mortar Rocket drivers are used for firing at low elevation areas whereas gravity fire is used for the areas at a higher elevation. (World War II period).
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