A fire breaks out at a U.S. Port, during World War 2. Fire boats respond and spray water on the blaze. Coast Guard officers are seen at the site. Scene shifts to a ship listing in a harbor as fire boats spray torrents of water on it during a fire. Fire boats sending out huge sprays of water as a greeting and salute at a harbor. A jet-propelled spraying device demonstrated in the water. Coastguardsmen maneuvering the spray and its line in the water, from a small boat. Closeup of the device in the water. The boat crew demonstrate a fogging spray device for use against oil fire on water. View of oil on water covered by the fog. Men ride a jeep pulling a small fire-fighting water pump on a pier at a port. They stop and demonstrate how the pump draws water from the harbor to produce a powerful spray for fire-fighting
Chart shows web of information feeding the U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Hearing Unit. View of a hearing taking place. Officials question a crewman about a maritime collision. As he testifies, camera pans to a panel of officers seated om the hearing room. The crewman continues with his testimony.
Railroad transportation for military divisions in the United States. Soldiers of the 201st Armored Division exercise in a field as a railroad train stops nearby. They run and take an outdoor shower below an elevated water spout that covers the group. The locomotive train approaches and moves along tracks as seen from low camera position with train approaching. The soldiers play mouth organs. The train moves across a bridge. A man lowers a middle berth. The soldiers prepare to sleep. A soldier gives an order of no smoking. (World War II period).
Air assault tactics being displayed during a maneuver in the United States. A glider in flight. It crashes as it lands. The wrecked glider after the crash. The glider being towed by an airplane. Military equipment. A jeep and soldiers get into a glider. The glider in flight. It lands on a rough terrain. Paratroopers drop and descend. The paratroopers land on a field. (World War II period).
Dairy farming as main agricultural activity in Northeastern United States. Animated map of Northeastern States marks large metropolitan area consuming milk in a vast amount. Tank trucks move along road on their way to railroad shipping points and urban centers. Cattle graze at a field. Ducks in a poultry farm. Map marks growth of potatoes in Maine and Long Island. Apple growing areas in Middle States.
U.S. Navy warships escort camouflaged freighters. 2-stacked and 4-stacked destroyers are seen, one is camouflaged. A 4-stacker turns to starboard as a commercial vessel passes. The Navy ship has awnings spread over portions of the deck.
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