A land cruiser, giant truck treads lightly over the ground in California. U.S. army officers watch the rolligon as it moves over the ground on its enormous low-pressure tires. The rolligon climbs the side of a building. In an impressive stunt, it runs over the inventor, William Albee, without injuring him.
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany. Views of German officers who ran the prison camp in World War II. Allied prisoners of war enter wooden building marked "staged Door Canteen". Liberated prisoners shake hands with some of the U.S. soldiers who were captured in the town. Many prisoners wearing bandages and on crutches. Plane fly over camp area. Prison camp, group of liberated prisoners wave and smile in front of signs indicating distances to London, New York and others.
Sikorsky HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-161Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron, deliver Marines and supplies during the Korean War. Two North Korean Prisoners of War move up a hill ahead of a Marine guard. U.S. Marine helicopters 'HR 10' and 'HR-12' discharging Marines in combat gear on mountain outpost. Helicopters numbered "HR 5" and "HR 10" drop bundles of supples at the Marine outpost.
U.S. 1st battalion of 35th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) build a Command Post for their operation in Korea during the Korean War. Sign for the '1st Battalion, No Bark, All Bite' and '1st Battalion, CP, 35th RCT'. A soldier stands guard. Soldiers carry wooden logs. Soldiers dig and fill sand bags. They carry wooden logs and sand bags on roof. They arrange wooden logs and sand bags to build roof. Officers inspect the building made of wooden logs and sand bags for their Command Post.
In a conference room of the White House, Washington, DC, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Senate Bill S. 2150 authorizing the United States to collaborate with Canada in creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The President holds up the documents. and signs them. A map of St. Lawrence Seaway is displayed behind the gathering of officials that includes the principal Congressional sponsors, Senator Wiley and Representative Dondero. Also present is Senator Ferguson and the Canadian Ambassador, Arnold Heeney. Views of President Eisenhower signing. He gives a pen to a person seated next to him. The map of the Seaway is shown up close. President Eisenhower greets and sits.
Transport of supplies and personnel to Tsili Tsili for Salamua invasion in New Guinea during World War II. Two C-47s taxi and take off. Nose of a plane "The Golden Arrow" in the foreground. A C-47 is in flight. Men of U.S. 6th Fighter Squadron 5th Air Force disembark from a plane at Tsili Tsili. Native labors assist in unloading the supplies. The troops unload the C-47 "The Zephyr". Smoke in the background. The troops at an airfield. Planes in formation. Planes at the airfield and troops in the foreground. Smoke rises in the distance. The planes on the airstrip.
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