Soldiers and officers inspect tanks in Aberdeen, Maryland. They examine the tank 'M-3'. Officers watch the tank. Other soldiers stand. Tank moves across a small waterway. Splash in water. Tank moves on the field. Trees in the background. (World War II period).
President Franklin Roosevelt's son at a shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Junior reports for active duty with the fleet. He goes aboard the USS Mayrant and shakes hands with other officer.
A Nazi German Messerschmitt Bf 110, (Me 110) in a hangar of the Vultee aircraft manufacturing company in Downey, California, early in World War 2, and before America's entrance into the war. The aircraft (possibly captured by the British?) is seen going through inspection by workers at the Vultee plant. There are some bullet holes and signs of damage in the captured plane. Men in the cockpit of the plane inspect it. Other men watch.
Auto workers strike in Dearborn, Michigan, shutting down the Ford River Rouge plant. Auto workers demonstrate with boards and placards. A board reads: 'We Want Democracy'. Others say "Ballots not Bullets" and "Ford won't talk Phooey". Buildings of the River Rouge plant complex seen along street. Michigan Police present and monitoring strikers. The CIO workers picket the plant. A near riot ensues as several non strikers (possibly scabs) are hurt as they try to enter the factory. Striking workers grab and hit a man, beating him with fists and sticks or a club. Several men help get the man back to safety after breaking up the fight. Police seen moving strikers workers back from the scene.
An Eastern Air Lines DC-3-201B (NC21727) crashes in marshes southwest of Vero Beach, Florida. Another airplane is in flight over the area. Aerial view of crash scene from overflying aircraft. Men make their way in boat towards the crash. Views of the extensive damage from crash.
Rescue of crew members from Russian freighter at Cape Disappointment in Washington. The Russian freighter Vazlav Vorofsky at sea. Coast guardsmen remove the seamen. Small boats near the ship. Men on the boats. A man waves a flag at the sea shore. Men lift cases on the ship.
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