USS Mississinewa burns after being hit by a Japanese Kaiten Kamikaze torpedo (manned suicide torpedo) in the Ulithi harbor during World War II. The black smoke and flame rises from USS Mississinewa. Smoke in sky from the burning U.S. Navy ship. Smoke and flames rise from burning ship. U.S. Navy Destroyer ships underway in the background. The ship burns. A U.S. soldier in the foreground. He points out at the burning USS Mississinewa. Two soldiers look at the ship as it burns. Black smoke and flame rises from the burning ship. A soldier looks at USS Mississinewa. Tracer fire seen in the sky. Smoke and flames rise.
The U.S. Task Force advances in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A U.S. merchant ship underway. A ship underway as it is being strafed. The merchant ship being hit by rockets and machine gun. The merchant ship on fire. The smoke and flames rise from the burning merchant ship. A U.S. Navy torpedo bomber TBM Avenger in flight over a ship. A burning ship. Three small ships underway. Many rocket hits made around the ship. The rocket hits made on the ship. A ship burns as it is being strafed. Smoke and fire pours from the ship. The city and dock area. Smoke rises at the dock area from a ship burning at the dock. Several fires burning from ships in the harbor. Smoke rises from burning ships in the harbor.
The U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester prepares to catapult a scout plane. An OS2U Kingfisher float plane OS2O Kingfisher on a catapult. U.S. sailors on the deck. Guns mounted on the deck in the background. A pilot in a the cockpit. The float plane is catapulted and makes a low pass by the ship. An island in the background. Several U.S. warships are seen including an Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC).
Film opens showing a U.S. Army soldier of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (the old Guard) leading a riderless horse along an avenue in Washington, DC, during the funeral of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crowds line the sidewalks. Closeup of people watching from the sidelines. Members of the Old Guard, escorting a horse drawn Army caisson bearing the coffin of the former General and President. Voice of President Richard Nixon, is heard, delivering eulogy at the funeral, as the caisson is escorted toward the Capitol building. More closeups of people watching. The Caisson and escorts stop at the Capitol steps where members of the Old Guard form two lines defining a center path. Glimpse of military honor guard with the colors. An Army band assembled in the background. View from behind a group of U.S. Navy sailors standing near the casket. President Nixon with family and friends saluting. Pallbearers from all U.S. military services lower the casket from the caisson. Closeup of solemn observers at sidelines. The pallbearers slowly carry the casket toward the capitol steps, past President Nixon and his group, and begin to ascend the Capitol steps.
Personnel shop from the Saigon Navy Exchange in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. the Navy Exchange and an officer is opening a door in the background. A group of mixed personnel enter Exchange move. Several personnel at the counter. Vietnamese girls clerk at the counter. U.S. Stephen W. Bjork holds a sekonic light meter, looking it over prior to buy it. Bjork puts the light meter back into box. Philippine Army Captain Igmedio S. Gardcse from Manila look at the goods in Exchange. The Captain look over sweaters and leaves. Lt. Ann S. Thompson of U.S. from Madison and Lt. Ann L. Rudolph of U.S. from Gettysburg look at Christmas cards in Saigon Exchange. Two Army Nurse Officers look at the Christmas cards on a rack. Two officers looking over the cards. Robert L. Dunn from Tullahoma in Tennesse looks over a gift he may send home. A small vase item being looked over by Dunn. He places it back on shelf. A young girl working in the Navy Exchange stamping prices on packages of candy and tossing candy back into another box. A Vietnamese female clerk folding face cloth.
U.S. Army award ceremony at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island New York. The honored World War II veterans line up. The recipients salute as U.S. flag is taken down at formal retreat. The flag flutters in wind. Major Jeannette Blech, Chief Nurse at Halloran Hospital, pins the Purple Heart on the uniform of Paratrooper Lance Leonard of Buffalo. A man in the background takes pictures. Major Blech shakes hands with Paratrooper Leonard. The Purple Heart pinned up on the uniform. Private Stanley Zych of Staten Island receive Purple Hearts from Major Blech. Major Jeannette Blech is the first woman in U.S. history to present the Purple Heart to war heroes. The service men and women of the Halloran General Hospital parade.
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