Unveiling of tank destroyer nicknamed "The Thing"in Quantico,Virginia. United States Marines unveil a new tank destroyer "The Thing". It consists of a battery of 6 big recoilless rifles and .50 caliber machine gun for sighting. Marines fire the tank destroyer. Smoke and explosion arises.
Opening day of New Cam Ranh Bay Base Exchange in Vietnam. United States military personnel wait in line to buy items from the Base Exchange. Soldier seated outside the Base Exchange area. Timings of the base Exchange, from Monday to Saturday and Sunday, written on a board. (Vietnam War period).
Opening day of New Cam Ranh Bay Base Exchange in Vietnam. United States Military personnel buying items inside Base Exchange. They walk out carrying load of goods in their hands. Items displayed on stand inside the store. Group of personnel paying bills at the cash counter. A soldier takes out a playboy book from the shelf. Vietnamese women on the cash counter. (Vietnam War period).
Recreational activities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam. United States airmen and Vietnamese laborers work on foundation of a new gymnasium. Airman level the sand with a wooden rod. Vietnamese laborers remove excess sand with the help of spades.
U.S. fleet of battleships including USS Mississippi, USS New Mexico and other battleships underway in formation, Atlantic. Destroyer laid smoke screen over water. Other vessels underway in the far background.
The destroyer USS Braine, DD-630, transfers wounded men, via Stokes stretcher, to the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40, for medical treatment, during the Marianas campaign of World War 2. (The USS Braine had earlier been hit by a Japanese six-inch shore battery off the shores of Tinian, causing minor damage.)
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