Eagle rank Boy Scouts representing the 12 regions of the Boy Scouts of America visit the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia, during Boy Scout Week 1949. The interiors of the office of U.S. Army Brigadier General Vernon E Prichard. Boy Scouts arrive in the office and meet Brigadier General Prichard. A wall map in the background. Brigadier General Prichard speaks to the boys. The Vice Chief of Staff General Joseph Lawton Collins, talking to the boys in his office. The 12 Boy Scout representatives are: Alan Fritts of Troop 11 in Mankato, Minnesota; Andrew L. Clement, senior patrol leader of Troop 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina; George Barron of Troop 17 in Franklin, Virginia; Daniel Abbott of Senior Outfit 16, in Newtonville, Massachusetts; James Roswurm of Troop 31 in Huron, Ohio; Charles S. Wilson of Troop 3, in Bristol Tennessee; H. Cumings Johnson of Senior Outfit 230 in Traverse City, Michigan; Joseph L. Cox of Troop 98 in Trenton, Missouri; Howard M. Williams of Explorer Post 345 in Houston, Texas; James C. Vincent of Sea Scout Ship 232 in Brookings, Oregon; James E. Gill of Air Scout Squadron 234 in Berkeley, California; L. Drury Cathers of Troop 22 in Gouverneur, New York.
Vertical panning view of radio tower at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Mockup of a civilian broadcasting studio. A U.S. airman in mufti acts the part of a weather broadcaster delivering news of a storm. View of large wall clock.
The U.S. Submarine USS Sabalo (SS-302) torpedoes the U.S. Destroyer Escort, USS Foss (DE-59) in a live fire test of new proximity fuse for MK 16 torpedo. View from above, of the Sabalo heading toward the Foss, in the Pacific Ocean, off the California coast. Slight trace of the torpedo visible as it runs toward the Foss. The torpedo hits amidship with huge explosion that breaks the Foss in two. A LIVE TORPEDO TEST BY USS SABALO SS-302 6 September 1966
Aerial views from a hovering helicopter, of the U.S. Destroyer Escort, USS Foss (DE-59) as is floats unmanned as a target in live fire test of a new proximity fuse for the Mk 16 torpedo. A huge explosion is seen as the torpedo, launched by the U.S. Submarine, USS Sabalo (SS-302) strikes the Foss amidship. The Foss breaks into two pieces, which float separately, until they begin to sink slowly. The bow, displaying the number 59 points almost straight up as it begins to sink. A helicopter flies low over the scene.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. An African American U.S. Army soldier in a camp stands beside a large pile of old shoes and boots. Scenes inside a reclamation facility where German prisoners of war remake the shoes. POWs salvage usable parts of the shoes and sew and manufacture new shoes and boots for American soldiers using various machines.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Trucks parked in a tire servicing area. Tires of vehicles stacked. Men unloading tires from a truck. They are repaired by men inside a building. Techniques and machinery for tire salvage, repair, and reclamation are shown. Completely worn out tires are stacked to be used for other purposes including shoes for soldiers. German prisoners of war are shown making new shoes using reclaimed rubber. German POWs are also shown processing old coats and repairing them for reuse by American soldiers in World War 2. Narrator explains that unusable coats become typewriter covers.
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