Planning of bombing raids on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England during World War II. Presentation of awards to pilots including the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) to United States Army Air Forces Captain Gerald W. Johnson after the mission. Past events show an officer at a desk talking over a telephone. Officers marking bomber route and locations of AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) on a wall map. Major General William Kepner pointing to the map. Teletype operators sending and receiving message. Personnel reading messages, marking routes on a wall map, setting up a room for briefing and making phone calls. Pilots relaxing, gathering around a blackboard as orders of flight are assigned.
U.S. ground crews work on United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in England prior to a bombing raid on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group during World War II. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft parked. The ground crew mounting an auxiliary fuel tank and loading wing guns.
U.S. Congress repeals movie tax in the United States. The U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Sponsor of the bill to repeal the 20% tax on movie admission Noah Mason walks down the steps of the Capitol. Congressman Mason at his desk comments upon the passage of his bill which now awaits Presidential action.
U.S. Senator from California William F. Knowland speaks in Washington DC, United States. Senator Knowland highlights the achievements of the ongoing session of Congress which is about to adjourn. He praises the legislative body's record of accomplishments.
The newest additions to U.S. Navy's guided missile fleet in the United States. A U.S. Navy guided missile fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean. Fifteen destroyers underway. A warship mounts a stabilization system to cut down rolling in heavy sea. A Terrier Rocket is launched from a ship which attacks and destroys a target aircraft in the sky. The aircraft comes down in flames.
Opening scene shows deck of the Swedish ocean liner M.S. Gripsholm, as it is departing Jersey City, New Jersey, with Japanese Nationals and Issei (First generation Japanese) aboard, who are being repatriated from the United States to Japan, during World War 2. The Swedish First Mate is seen on deck speaking with two Red Cross women dressed in white. The Swedish flag is seen in the background. A very small Japanese boy squats on the deck and watches several Lehigh Valley Railroad barges passing nearby, including one containing a house. Glimpse of the Gripsholm's Captain and a sailor on deck. Japanese women walk about on the deck and join other passengers and some crew who are looking across the Hudson River at the Manhattan, New York City skyline.
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