An airstrip under construction in New Guinea during World War II. A road scraper works at the airstrip. A Brigadier General of U.S. Army looks on. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter Kruger talks to several officers at the airstrip.
American comedian Joe E. Brown visits U.S. 38th Division in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. Joe E. Brown entertains and amuses the soldiers of 38th Division as he makes faces. The soldiers enjoy the performance. Brown does his famous baseball pantomime as the soldiers watch. Brown at a microphone and the soldiers seated in front of him. He performs as the soldiers listen. U.S. Army Major General William Chase Commander of 38th Division, Division Artillery Officer Brigadier General Spence and Assistant Division Commander Brigadier General Robert H. Soule smile as they watch the act.
U.S. Army General Walter Kruger visits 25th Infantry Division in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. U.S. Army Major General Innis P. Swift Commanding General of the I Corps along with General Walter Kruger arrives at the division headquarter. Commanding General of 25th Division Major General Charles L. Mullins greets them.
U.S. Army General Walter Kruger decorates men of 38th Division in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. General Walter Kruger arrives at an airfield in Marikina in Rizal province of Luzon. U.S. Army Major General William C. Chase greets him. General Kruger seated in a car as he speaks to Major General Chase. General Kruger being escorted by officers. 38th Division soldiers of 2nd Battalion of 149th Regiment lined up on a field. General Kruger pins up medals on Major General Chase and other soldiers of 38th Division. General Kruger and Major General Chase review the troops.
U.S. 6th Army Commander General Walter Kruger visits 33rd Division at Baguio in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. General Kruger, Lieutenant General C.H. Gardiner, U.S. Army Major General Innis P. Swift, Major General P.W. Clarkson and other officers at an artillery OP ( Out Post) on a mountain. Bombs explode on distant hills during an air strike and puffs of smoke rise up. General Kruger and other officers watch the air strike. A soldier looks through a lens.
Title Slate reads: "Science and Engineering." This is followed by World War II scenes of American industrial sites, including some dominated by smoke stacks and railroad connections. Men are seen walking at a major shipping port where ships are being loaded and unloaded by large cranes. Sign above one building reads:"Ford." Views inside that plant of ford automobiles being assembled. Mechanics climb a ladder to access a Douglas DC-3 transport plane parked outside a hangar. View of aircraft radial engines being worked on inside a manufacturing plant. young men working in a machine shop are described by narrator, as "Students." and notes that they are engaged in a work-study program that shifted toward the defense industry during World War 2. A member of the Antioch faculty is seen working with a student at a drafting table in a war plant. Closeup of an engine part design on the drafting table. Antioch student, Norman Lawson, works fabricating a giant searchlight for use in the war. He turns the light on to test it. Other students are seen working in a chemistry laboratory, using typical glass equipment and precise balances. A student is seen pouring molten material from a furnace into a crucible. Views of dials being adjusted and belt-driven machinery. A student operating a drill press in a machine shop. A glimpse of the Antioch College campus. A group of students engaged in discussions in their dormitory. Several first year students in a journalism class. Students in an accounting class. View of Antioch's Science building, donated by Charles Kettering (Head of Research at General Motors Corporation), who is pictured. Students conducting research in photosynthesis as well as physics and chemistry in the building. A student studying a book on philosophy.
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