Group of 21 Curtiss Hawk aircraft in Selfridge Field, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Men stand in the field. The pursuit planes take off and are seen flying in the sky.
The USS Meredith (DD-890) chosen as a "laboratory" for improving living conditions on U.S. Navy vessels. Poor living conditions on the ship. Crewmen face difficulties in adjusting to the living conditions. Animation shows the plans regarding the improvement of the living conditions. Improved conditions on the ship. Tidy and well managed beds in the compartment. Proper illumination in the compartment.Crewmen sleep on the beds. Proper spaces and places provided to keep personal items. Well furnished compartment. Sailors sit on chairs and play chess. Another man reads newspaper.
Views of unsatisfactory living conditions aboard the USS Meredith (DD-890). Cramped messing facilities. Difficulties in access and egress. Improved furniture on the ship. Beds in the compartment. Crew sleep in the compartment. The interior design of the ship on a paper. Improved beds in the compartment. Crewman sits on a chair and writes something. Lockers in the compartment. Seamen converse amongst themselves.
Rapid flash and rapidly rising mushroom cloud seen in this test of 15 kiloton weapon on May 25, 1953,called "Grable", at the Nevada Test Site. It was shot from a M65 atomic cannon mobile artillery piece, sometimes called Atomic Annie.
U.S. Marine artillery battery loads up and boards amphibian DUKW vehicles. They drive the DUKWs over land and beach into the water. Some board a Landing Ship (LSM) in the surf. Others board an LSM Landing ship in deep water, off the coast.
Large U.S. navy convoy with Battleships at sea, Amphibious DUKWs leave LSM Landing ship in deep water and motor to shore. Some are loaded with 105mm howitzers. Other LSM (Landing Ship Medium) maneuvers to beach and DUKWs exit through the surf to drive away on hard ground..
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