Destroyed buildings after air raid on Kure Naval Base Arsenal in Honshu. Face of the gas producing plant and south west face of the armor plate rolling mill which received a direct hit on its steel structure at Kure Naval Base Arsenal, Honshu. Large crate in the foreground. Gun barrel for heating and tempering plant. Reinforced concrete power substation in the foreground.
USS Tirante SS-420 submarine in Japan. An enlisted boy looks through binoculars aboard the submarine. Commander George L Street III looks through binoculars. Japanese junk boat (Wasen) comes alongside the USS Tirante. Japanese fishermen brought aboard the USS Tirante. The junk boat is set on fire. Junk boat burns at night. Periscope view of large rock extending above water.
Upon arrival in New York City, by steamer from England, a British war bride Ethel (Barcham) Johnson with her child Carol Ann Johnson, is interviewed with her former American serviceman husband Herbert W. Johnson. She says she is on her way to Kansas City and feels nervous. Her husband says they are going to spend a few days in New York. The wife says she is looking forward to meeting her mother-in-law, whom she hopes will like her.
U.S. Army General George Marshall arrives in Shanghai, China. A C-54 plane taxis on Kiangwan Airport. Troops lined up in the foreground. Spectators present and MPs (Military Police) hold them back. Generals Marshall and Albert Coady Wedemeyer review guard of honor. General Marshall is introduced to various Chinese officers including Minister of War General Ho Yin-Chin, Mayor of Shanghai General Chien Ta-Chun. Chinese troops are served coffee and dough nuts by the Red Cross. Chinese troops eat. A file of Chinese troops marches off. Reception of General Marshall in Shanghai shows a motorcade through cheering crowds and views of the crowd lining up the streets.
American soldiers and British girls aboard the Queen Elizabeth ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Various views of British girls married to GIs (American soldiers) on the deck of the ship. Two army nurses walk on the deck. Promenade deck with GIs walking about. GIs and their brides on the deck. A war correspondent, an officer and a ship's officer converse. A group of Polish and American officers talking.
American soldiers and war brides aboard the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth in the Atlantic Ocean. Views of war brides and their children. Babies play and crawl on the deck. A back view of a soldier and a girl wrapped in a blanket leaning over a rail. Soldiers, sailors and officials lean over the rails. Soldiers in picturesque jackets with names.
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