Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his entourage, arrives at the Washington National Airport, aboard the President's VC-118 (DC-6) aircraft. The Shah's military and diplomatic companions precede him down the steps of the aircraft and are greeted by the President and U.S. officials. An honor guard stands in formation on the airport ramp. A color guard carries flags of the United States and Iran. President Truman escorts the Shah in a walking review of the assembled Honor guard. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Mohammad Pahlavi seated in an open car. The car is driven away.
American plane bombs a U.S. ship during aerial bombarding testing in United States. Pilot in an American plane. U.S. ship underway at sea. Aircraft bombards a ship during aerial bombarding testing. Brief view of Sikorsky S-38 amphibians in flight. Plane flies above a ship. Explosions and smoke rises. A United States aircraft carrier at sea.
Historic scenes in development of U.S. Naval aviation. Early flying boat. Numerous scenes of landing incidents and accidents aboard early U.S. aircraft carriers. Aircraft falling off the sides and ends of the flight decks. Landing with only one gear extended.
As film opens, Brigadier General William H. Rupertus, Assistant Commander of the First Marine Division (on the left) and Major General Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch (in the center) Commander of the U.S. Army 23rd Infantry Division (the Americal Division) and his Assistant Commander, U.S. Army Brigadier General Edmund Sebree, are seen looking at a map on Guadalcanal, during World War 2. Rupertus converses with Patch and shakes his hand. He then shakes hands with Sebree, as both of them laugh at some comment made. General Sebree salutes General Rupertus, who returns his salute, and the three of them walk away. Close up of General Patch, posing for the camera. He fastens the chin strap on his steel helmet and then releases it. Closeup of General Rupertus, posing for the camera.
U.S. Navy Task Force 8, on Mission Number VI, the first U.S. offensive naval action of World War 2, against Japanese forces in the Pacific, conducted during January and February, 1942. This film was taken from the heavy cruiser ship, USS Northhampton, CA-26, of the Task Force en route to attack Japanese positions in the Marshall Islands of Wotje, Taroa and Maloelap. It begins with close-in portside view of the aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, Admiral Halsey's Flagship, underway, followed by a distant starboard view of the Enterprise. The USS Enterprise, CV-6, is seen preparing to launch air strikes. From time 00:27 to 00:43 the Enterprise's starboard side is shown with the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, CA-25, in the background. Aircraft are launched and SBD Dauntless dive-bombers are forming up over the fleet in several flights of three aircraft.each. The port side of heavy destroyer USS Balch, DD-363, is shown. The starboard side of destroyer USS Dunlap, DD-384, is shown in heavy sea wave swells. Bomber formations fly overhead and a flight of three F4F Wildcat fighters joins in. A TBD Devastator torpedo bomber flies over a Craven Class destroyer as more aircraft form up overhead.
Russian and American troops meet in Torgau Germany during World War II, at the River Elbe. U.S. soldiers being photographed. American Major-General Emil F. Reinhardt, Commanding General of the 69th Division, with his Russian counterpart Major-General Vladimir V. Rusakov, Commanding Officer of the 58th Guards Division and American and Russian troops march on road. US, Russian, and British flags on display.
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