Japanese I-400 class submarines and ships, including the Battleship Nagato, in harbor of Yokosuka Japanese Naval Base, during Japanese surrender operations at end of World War 2. Several of the submarines and an approaching small warship display American flags above Japanese flags. Japanese sailors and their baggage crowd a barge, nearby. Several Japanese navy sailors jump down to the barge from adjacent submarine which is floating much higher. The barge, flying an American flag, and manned by U.S. sailors, pulls away from the dock. View of Japanese ships from one flying American flag over the Japanese Naval Ensign. Japanese sailors and marines leaving submarines and boarding barges under guard by U.S. sailors.
High-speed winds blow when typhoon hits American Army Base in Sakai, Japan. Deserted streets. A man enters in building. Damaged roofs of buildings and houses. Broken building windows and fallen trees. Damaged wooden house. Tilted electric poles on road.
A U.S. Air Force VC-47B (VIP transport plane, tail # 43-49212) arrives at Pusan Air Base in Korea on 17 October, 1950. Singer and actor, Al Jolson steps from the plane and is greeted by American officers. Al Jolson gets into a jeep. .Next he is seen with officers on a sidewalk. Scene shifts to Jolson seated at a piano on and outdoor stage, where he just finishes performing and turns to speak to the large audience of soldiers present. The audience is seen applauding. Jolson is seen from behind, and then from various angles, as he sings a song. Some soldiers respond to the tempo of Jolson's music. (Narrator comments that 6 days after this performance, Al Jolson died from a heart attack, on 23 October, 1950 in San Francisco.) In final scene, he is seen raising the United Nations flag. (Note: this film is silent except for narration.)
Large ship approaches pier at U.S. military base. Snow capped mountains in the background. The ship docks and sailors with sea bags disembark. Trucks loaded with sailors and their sea bags pull away. Sailors with sea bags walk into barracks. Notice on building shows hours for serving "chow." Men enter the building for a meal. U.S. Navy clock shows past 1800 hours with sweep second hand moving.
U.S. troops lay prone on ground next to runway with M-16 rifles during attack of Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. One soldier crouches behind soldiers lying on ground. Troops wait for an attack. Soldier takes aim. Tank moves fast at Tan Son Nhut, kicking up dust. Open field, smoke rises from the distant background. C-123 aircraft in flight overhead. Air Force personnel with M-16 rifles pass on runway. Bodies of dead Vietcong along the edge of runway. B-40 rocket on ground. Troops around trucks and trailers. A1-H aircraft bombing enemy. Clouds of smoke rise in the far background from bomb hit. Smoke rises from building in the background. UH-46D helicopter flies by in the background with supplies hanging from sling. Fireball rises up from explosions. (Vietnam War period).
Dead Vietcong lay on ground on outskirts of Tan Son Entrance Air Force Base. U.S. personnel in the background. U.S. personnel check out area following attack. ARVN personnel look over captured Vietcong ammo. B-40 rocket and grenade lay in grass. Dead Vietcong lay in tall grass, another in foreground. U.S. and ARVN personnel talk and look over dead Vietcong. CH-37 helicopter approaches for landing, kicking up much dust. American trooper takes pictures of dead Vietcong. Man examines dead Vietcong. Ammunition and grenades removed from body. Pile of B-40 rockets and grenades accumulated by U.S. forces in field near dead Vietcong lying in grass. (Vietnam War period).
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