Officer and sailors on board Navy torpedo boat, "Morris", in waters of Newport, Rhode Island. Sailors on the Navy torpedo boat "Morris"place large Whitehead torpedo into launching tube on deck. They fire the torpedo and it launches into the water in a cloud of smoke and speeds away leaving a foamy wake. Sailors then rotate the torpedo tube back along the gunwale.
Scenes from Pony-Penning Day on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia in the United States. Horses swim across shallow waters. Horses in the street. Horses are auctioned to a large crowd. Men have difficulty in keeping the steeds orderly.
Two ground crew riding on wing tips of F4U Corsair as plane taxis after landing at Vella Lavella field, near New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Four F4U Corsairs seen, including serial numbers 17455 and 17722 of VMF-214 "Black Sheep". One plane taxiing behind another. Mountains seen in background. F4U Corsair takes-off. F6F Hellcat warplane in background. Crew chief standing on wing of F4U Corsair. F4U Corsair taxiing on the strip. First F4U Corsair takes-off. F4U Corsair making a low pass over field. F6F Hellcat taxiing and taking off. Two F6F Hellcats seen. Douglas R4D taxiing.
Doctor and corpsmen attend sick patients at PT Base in Green Island Atoll in South Pacific. Medicine bottles neatly arranged. A man uses a stethoscope on a patient. Men lying on make shift beds. A sign reads 'Keep out.' A man enters a room in which medicines are stored. Man fills a jug with water.
Men work in ordnance and check the military material at PT Base in Green Island Atoll in South Pacific. Men work in communication huts. Officers briefed in operations tent.
Men on shore at PT Base in Green Island Atoll in South Pacific. U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boats seen in background. PT motor torpedo boats come near the pier. Sailors seen aboard. Men carry wounded soldier on a stretcher from PT boat to the pier. Several PT boats underway. (World War II period).
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