Opening scene shows a formation of marching U.S. Air force Aviation Cadets on parade at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. ( A small black and white dog salks along side them.)Cadets in the leading contingent carry brass instruments and their director begins to signal for them to play. Scene shifts to an Aviation Cadet Colonel seen from behind, as he salutes the colors massed along with formations of cadets in the background. Cadets carry guidons of the various Cadet Squadrons. Closeup of one partly lowered with words: "40th Aviation Cadet Group" and letter "A." printed on it. Closeup from behind of cadets marching. Closeup of marching feet. Three cadet colonels salute U.S. Air Force officers on a small reviewing stand. View of Air Force Colonel and two field grade officers on the reviewing stand. Formations of cadets marching .Their cadet officers render salutes as they pass the reviewing stand. Closeups of cadets marching toward the camera. Closeup of color guard bearing American flag plus those of several nations having cadets in this training class. Closeups from behind, of the Air Force Colonel and one Field Grade officer, on the reviewing stand. They salute as the massed colors pass. Closeups of cadets saluting the colors. Front view of the Squadron A contingent marching.
Rice cultivation in the Philippines. Farmers harvest rice in a field. Crude implements being used to harvest rice. A Filipino man and woman wearing conical Salakot hats harvest the grain. The Filipino couple use sickles to harvest rice. Filipino women depress rice plants to facilitate harvest. A man cuts rice while a pair of women gather grains.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A patrol craft passes in the English Channel. A DUKW (amphibious truck) at sea. A Coast Guard officer wearing a foul weather jacket and a blue hat looks through binoculars. The officer smokes a cigar. The bow of a Landing Craft Infantry underway at sea. A U.S. Coast Guard officer takes a bearing with a magnetic compass. Two soldiers on a 20 mm gun mount as one of them wears goggles. An aircraft flies overhead. Two U.S. Navy TBM Mariner aircraft pass overhead. Church services being conducted aboard a ship. A man plays an organ as an officer conducts the service. A congregation of coast guard men and sailors at the church services.
United States soldiers in Germany during World War II. Two U.S. officers walk up a street in a small German town. Two U.S. Captains as they take pictures from a bridge. Two officers walk through an old stone arch. German boys stand as the Captains walk past.
German airship Hindenburg crashes at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, United States. Aerial view of the area where the Hindenburg crashed. Wreckage of the Hindenburg. Steel structure frame of the zeppelin. U.S. Navy officers examine the wrecked zeppelin as they conduct an inquiry into the disaster. An official speaks to the press about the Hindenburg disaster. Victims of the disaster being loaded onto vehicles and driven away. Officers along with a young boy. A committee set up by the U.S. Department of Commerce conducts an inquiry into the Hindenburg disaster. Naval officers testify before the committee.
French General Charles De Gaulle arrives by car and is greeted by local girls outside the Cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, during World War II. He enters the cathedral to participate in services of thanks for the French military victory over German forces in the Colmar pocket, Alsace. Among others present in the cathedral are French Generals Jean de Lattre de Tassigny; Philippe Leclerc ; and Alphonse Juin. Outside, in the city square, General De Gaulle reviews French armor and troops and decorates French soldiers who participated in the Colmar and Strasbourg battles, as enthusiastic local citizens cheer. Later, in Severne, Alsace, General De Gaulle honors two American Generals with French military decorations. U.S. 7th Army Commander, Major General Alexander Patch (Sandy) receives the Legion of Honor and U.S. 6th Army Group Commander, Lieutenant General Jacob Devers receives the Grand Officer Award. U.S.Military band plays and U.S.troops march in review past De Gaulle, Patch and Devers.
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