Infantry moves across a wide expanse of a desert at U.S. Army IX Corps camp in California during World War II. A United States Army Air Force P-38 Lightning flying at low level across a maneuver area flies past an M3 GMC (Gun Motor Carriage) 75mm antitank gun on a half-track. The P-38 aircraft flies at low level in the open desert area.
An amphibian cargo tractor is demonstrated at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States. The amphibian cargo tractor moves through water. Some soldiers sitting on the tractor. A soldier climbs a stationary amphibian tractor. A soldier demonstrates the control panel as well as various internal controlling parts. A cargo amphibian tractor moves over a rough ground. The tractor enters a lake. It crosses the lake from one side to other through water. The tractor moves over rough and uneven ground. Few soldiers sitting on the tractor. (World War II period).
Women being trained for home care under the Forest Heights housing project of the Department of Housing and Urban development, in Mississippi, United States. A trainer distributes pamphlets related to house keeping to women. The trainer elaborates the women about things related to the kitchen. She now elaborates how to keep the stove clean. A woman cleans the stove in the kitchen. An African American child takes an apple out of the refrigerator. A lady wipes the carpet. A lady opens the shelf which contains first aid medicine. Some ladies in the general store. An African American man and a woman sit in a room. The man feeds milk to a child with milk bottle. Some men being trained to diagnose maintenance problems in home. A man demonstrates the maintenance related to flush in the bathroom. Two men replace the door of a house. Three women enter the House of Ideas. National Council of African American Women assists the women to beautify their homes at low cost. Women being trained to make curtains, growing and making flowers. Women learn to decorate the home using decorator art.
A demonstration about clearing underwater obstacles and mines with charges and explosives in Florida, United States. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. A sign on another paper reads 'Project 219 Reddy Fish'. Reddy fish explosives mounted on a torpedo at a beach in Florida for clearing underwater obstacles and mines. Reddy fish explosives aboard a Landing Craft Mechanized underway at sea. Reddy fish explosives being launched with the help of a torpedo. A fiery flare appears and the torpedo demobilizes. A man preses a remote control button and Reddy fish explosives detonate causing an explosion in water. The resultant 60 feet passage blasted by the explosive. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 81 % completed '. A sign on a paper reads ' Project 228 Hell Fish '. Hell Fish, a 1700 pound explosive charge, is attached to a Mark13 torpedo. The Hell Fish being launched at sea. An explosion occurs in water due to detonation. A passage cleared as a result of the explosion for landing crafts. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 81% completed '.
A tornado and floods result in damage in Texas, United States. Damaged houses due to the tornado in Fort Worth. Damaged roof of a house. Wooden structures on the ground. In Panhandle cars submerged in water after the floods hit the city. Water flows on the streets. A car passes through a flooded street. A water puddle in a field. Water gushes at great speed.
U.S. Joint Strategic Target Planning staff at SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters in Nebraska, United States. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, USAF Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W Anderson, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Commandant David M Shoup alight from a U.S. Air Forces VC-135 aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base. The officers being greeted by Commander of SAC General Thomas S Power and Vice Commander Lieutenant General John P McConell. The officers talk and shake hands. The officers leave the air force base in staff cars as SAC elite guards salute.
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