The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. The patrol enters a wooded area along the border. They cross a bridge. Another warning sign along the Russian Zone border. The platoon at a halt as the Sergeant scans the area with binoculars. The patrol led by a dog crosses a bridge. The bridge has inscription: 'Leaving the American Sector'.
U.S. Air force Sergeant being interviewed in Berlin, Germany. Sergeant being interviewed beside Airlift Memorial. He is one of the few men stationed in Berlin. He was also stationed there during the Airlift. He is being questioned about the Allied airlift. He speaks about the activities of the air forces. He speaks about how the candies and food were dropped from the airplanes for the children of Berlin.
U.S. General John J. Pershing centennial in France. Exterior of the Metropole hotel. It was the headquarters of American General staff during World War II. Vehicular traffic outside the building. French and American soldiers at the monument. Soldiers stand in formation. Army band plays music. An American officer makes an address. American and French officers lay wreath at base of the monument.
The United States Army Europe (USAREUR) boxing finals in Germany. Soldiers and civilians gather to watch the boxing matches. U.S. Seventh Army Commander General Francis W. Farrell watches the match. The matches in progress. Crowd cheering and applauding. Winners in ring receive awards from General Farrell.
Aviator Jean Salis operates an aircraft in flight in England. Jean Salis follows the trans channel flight of French inventor Louis Bleriot. He uses the replica of Bleriot's wood monoplane for the flight. The airplane parked at the airfield. Salis in the cockpit of the plane. People gather on the field. The airplane in flight. The plane lands after the completion of its journey. A man shakes hands with Salis. Other people gather at the airfield to congratulate him.
Five Japanese girls, on their way to school, stop to bow at a shrine, Next three Japanese school boys also pause respectfully at the shrine. The next scene shows many children on the roof and in the large courtyard of a school building in the heart of a large Japanese city. An electrified railroad train runs nearby behind the school building. A very large group of children is seen in the school courtyard (or playground). The gradually assemble themselves into an ordered formation, while teachers stand at the periphery. The students all bow toward their teachers, in unison. The children break from their formation and begin to enter the school..View from above of girls entering the building. View of girls working at sewing machines inside a classroom. Girls seated around an instructor teaching them how to perform a traditional Japanese tea ceremony (temae). Students in a classroom learning arithmetic with the use of an abacus. Closeup of a boy moving counters on an abacus. The teacher ask a question and most students raise their hands to volunteer the answer. The teacher chooses a student from the girl's side of the classroom and writes the sum of a large column of numbers as the girl reads her result.
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