Nutritious packaged food is formulated and packaged for U.S. Army soldiers during World War 2, in the United States. Workers at soybean processing plants. View of Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, a chemist and soy expert, working in a laboratory (Dr. Julian was one of the first African Americans to receive a doctorate in chemistry). Two workers carry soy flour in sacks and put the flour into processors. Wheat flour and eggs are added. Dough is kneaded in the processor. Soybean biscuits coming out of the processor in strips. Women workers at a chewing gum factory, modified for making K ration packets, stand on the assembly line and pack the K-rations. An army officer beside the workers. The workers, at an assembly line, put a tin of meat, soy biscuits, a concentrated chocolate or a fruit bar, lemon powder, cigarettes and chewing gum in individual containers. The containers are made water and air tight, and a scientist tests some of the kits for quality of packaging. U.S. Army soldiers move in a column on an airfield and get into an aircraft. Views of U.S. Army soldiers in different settings, preparing and eating food: A group of soldiers under a tarp in the jungle preparing food. Two soldiers seated inside a snow igloo eating food. A group of soldiers seated on a tank in the desert, eating food. Group of soldiers having food seated at tables in a dining hall or mess area.
A film titled 'Trends in Ordnance' about the importance of ordnance and military equipment. Various flashback scenes from the recently ended World War 2: U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft in flight. A bomb bay door opens and bombs drop out. The bombs explode and smoke rises. Trucks with soldiers and tanks advance. Artillery being fired. A technician in a laboratory conducting an experiment with chemicals as various beakers and tubes are nearby. A man works on a drafting table. Ammunition being tested on test grounds. Interiors of an ordnance factory. Battle tanks being built by war production workers on production floor. Bomber aircraft being assembled. Trucks lined up at a factory. A railroad train loaded with military supplies. Aircraft in flight and paratroopers aboard the airborne airplanes. The paratroopers jump and descend. Troops get off a Higgins boat at a beach. A DUKW (amphibious truck), trucks and movers in action.
A film about testing of rocket models at White Sands in New Mexico, United States. Technicians in a room. A car pulls up outside a building with a sign on it that reads 'Supersonic wind tunnel laboratory'. Men at a drafting table as they design rocket models. A technician in a machine shop works on a model of a missile. A model of a rocket being tested in a wind tunnel for flight factors like drag. Technicians observe during a test flight in a compression room. Men work on control panels. Rocket models being tested in the wind tunnel under simulated flight conditions. Huge gauges on a wall as technicians take readings. An image of a rocket model under test on a viewer screen. The pattern of air density being observed. Photographic record of the image being taken. A rocket lifts off and in flight.
Japanese submarines are sunk under Operation Road's End in the Pacific Ocean after World War II. Japanese submarine I-14 underway on the surface of water. The bow of U.S. submarine USS Bugara in the foreground. The Japanese submarine explodes after being hit by a torpedo from USS Bugara. Smoke and water rise up in the air.
Japanese submarines are sunk under Operation Road's End in the Pacific Ocean after World War II. A Japanese submarine underway on the surface of water. The bow of U.S. submarine USS Bugara in the foreground. The American flag aboard the submarine. A torpedo track in the background. The Japanese submarine explodes after being hit by a torpedo from USS Bugara. Dramatic large plume of water and smoke rises into sky above the submarine. Smoke and water rise up in the air. Another torpedo strikes the submarine and an explosion occurs.
Japanese submarines are sunk under Operation Road's End in the Pacific Ocean after World War II. Aerial view of a Japanese submarine underway on the surface of water. The submarine explodes after being hit by a torpedo. Smoke and water rise up in the air. The submarine sinks leaving behind a large oil slick on the water surface.
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