Sailors and officers aboard a ship at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. Officers and sailors stand at attention aboard the ship. Commander of the Air Force of Pacific Fleet, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John Henry Towers speaking into a microphone. An officer pinning medals on the uniforms of men. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Max E. Woyke, United States Navy Reserve Lieutenant Harry A. Fredrickson and other officers being awarded.
Presentation of medals aboard a destroyer at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Commander of the submarine force of the U.S. Pacific fleet Admiral William Calhoun presenting awards. He presents awards to; Lieutenant Robert E Dimmitt (USNR), Lieutenant Gordon A Miller (USNR), Lieutenant Commander Frederick B Warder (USN), Lieutenant Aloysius J Havlik (USNR). Admiral Calhoun leaves the Destroyer. Personnel are lined up at the dock. Admiral talking to the crew at quarters and presenting the awards. He pins the Navy Cross on U.S. Navy Commander of the Destroyer Eugene T Seward.
The U.S. Naval torpedo testing range in Montauk, Long Island. Torpedoes on the wings of U.S. Navy PBY Catalina. PBY in flight over the sea. The torpedoes being dropped. Men enter a boat. They hoist a torpedo to the PBY wing.
A U.S. Army training film depicts operations and uses of tanks during World War II. Animation shows a tank moving on a combat course in the United States. Enemy tanks and positions are attacked without letting the enemy take any actions. The tank opens fire and takes cover against the enemy.
A training film depicts functions of U.S. Army tanks in the United States. (M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks). The engine of a tank. A man standing nearby. The clutch paddle of the engine. The clutch is connected to a drive shaft. The gears give five speeds in forward and one in reverse. Animated diagram shows the positions of the gear. Hands pressing a button of a gear shift lever. For normal starting and driving gear two, three, four and five are used. The workings of the brakes of the engine.
Damage due to avalanches in the Alpine nations of Europe, much in Austria including Bludenz which occurred on January 13, 1954. Several villages are destroyed and many people are killed and injured. U.S. helicopters hovering over the area. Destroyed houses and buildings. The rescue workers working to take out the dead bodies and some survivors from the snow. They shovel the snow. A wrecked train covered with snow on the mountain side. Rotary snowplow on a locomotive used to clear tracks in rescue area. Survivors from train shown rescued 80 hours after event.
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