The life and activities of the United States Army soldiers on the front in Korea. A soldier washes unit's clothes using a wind-driven (windmill) homemade clothes washer. Urgent dental care is provided, at the front, for troops who cannot go to the rear for it. Dentist works on soldier while African American soldier takes notes and fills out forms. American troops deplane from a C-119 aircraft on a week's Rest and Rehabilitation (R&R) from the front lines. Republic of Korea soldiers are seen as they increasingly reinforce the U.S. troops. They walk in the trench and move forward on the front. They cross a bridge on a river and carry their wounded on stretchers. Smoke arises from firing in the background. American Army soldiers, returning from R&R find nothing has changed at the front. Sandbag barricades outside their tent. U.S. soldiers walk in trenches covered with snow. Soldiers walk uphill. One of the soldiers watches enemies' action through binoculars and the other fires.
United States Army 18th Field Artillery units reorganize positions. 117th Engineers pass through Saint Hilaire. 39th Infantry wounded treated at an aid station.
Goodyear managers observe a model of the globe. George Hinshaw shows Mr. Paul Litchfield, Chairman and CEO of Goodyear, the route taken by a team of Goodyear managers returning from Sweden to the United States. Management from Sweden come to Akron Ohio as the Goodyear rubber plant in Sweden was shutdown due to a wartime shortage of rubber. Various managers from the closed Goodyear operation in Sweden walk down the gangplank from their ship at dock, including Twisty Monk, Bob Wilson, Lee Young, and others. Press interviews Bob Wilson. Mrs. Walter Condon, wife of the Goodyear Australia Superintendent arrives at Akron Airport to visit her ill mother. View of United Airlines DC-3 taxiing to a halt, and Mrs. Condon emerging from the plane.
Bombing by Japanese forces in Shanghai as part of the so-called "January 28 Incident" or "Shanghai Incident." Chinese civilians rush on streets of the Bund during time of attacks by aircraft from Japan. A streetcar goes by and pedestrians quickly cross streets. Japanese Major Harada talks to Japanese pilots of 8th Japanese flying squadron at Japanese airfield. Japanese swift aircraft drops bombs on North Station and destroy ancient native Chapei section of Shanghai, China. Views of wrecked city, dead bodies on road. Civilians leaving in hand carts and trucks. Civilians crossing garden bridge. Chinese troops take up defensive positions behind sandbags in bombed area of city. Bagpipes announce arrival of Argyll and Sutherland Highland Regiments from the United Kingdom. United States Marines present and on patrol at American Concession, guarding the lives of nationals in Shanghai.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands visits Curacao Island, a Dutch colony in South America. Princess Juliana on a motorcade in Willemstad. Curacaoans cheer and welcome the Princess. Princess Juliana receives a bouquet of flowers from an open car. People cheering from colonial Dutch-style houses. Dutch Marines in white uniform forming an honor guard during a parade. United Nation countries (United States, Republic of China, Netherlands, etc) flags pass in review. Princess Juliana watches the parade with Dutch colonial officials.
Large crowd gather at Exhibition Place (100 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada) in Toronto, Ontario. Dignitaries wearing hats arrive. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir shakes hand with a dignitary while others watch. John Buchan addresses the gathering and poses in front of camera. Parade of military units from Canada and United States. A senior army official in salute position during parade. American flag is going to be unfurl. People wander in the fair.
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