United States Navy rockets being test fired in the United States. A boat underway at sea. A rocket launcher at land releases the rockets and explosions occur at sea. The rockets being test fired. A navy airplane fitted with a rocket rack and men load rockets into the rack. The aircraft in flight and rockets being dropped. The rockets hit the ground and billows of smoke rise up. (World War II period).
A dramatization depicts war veterans appearing for NBC auditions in New York, United States after World War II. Clip opens with mix of staged and live footage scenes of soldiers making music during and after the war. A group of United States soldiers in France as they play musical instruments like guitar. A band of soldiers plays as audiences listen. A soldier sings while in a shower. A soldier plays an accordion. A group of African American soldiers sing at a microphone in a an outdoor area of a war torn country, while fellow soldiers, some white and some African American, listen and enjoy the music. Exterior view of the NBC ( National Broadcasting Corporation) building in New York and a sign for the Rainbow room. A radio announcer at the NBC studio announces about the auditions for returning veterans at the studio. A number of veterans appear for the auditions and stand in line in the NBC building to register. A veteran named Greg Graimes of 36th Division registers himself for the talent audition.
Medical facilities provided by the Veterans Administration in the United States. An official at a desk talks about location of hospitals for war veterans in the United States. A map of the U.S. shows the distribution of veteran population and the location of hospitals throughout the country. Men look at the model of a hospital. A hospital building under construction. A bulletin of the School of Medical Science as they agree to work with the VA ( Veterans Administration ) hospitals. A Deans' Committee at a meeting as the members discuss various issues like the maintenance of standards at the hospitals. Men work in a laboratory. The official at the desk explains the organization of medicine and surgery under the Veterans Administration. He points at an organizational chart. Officers and officials at a meeting.
United States Coast Guards with sentry dogs in the United States. The coast guards in white uniforms as they march with the sentry dogs. They march on the Atlantic coast. Coast guard horsemen patrol the coast.
Tanks and ships being manufactured in the United States during World War 2. U.S. Army tanks loaded on flat rail road cars as they leave factory for the war front during World War II. Workers at a plant as they work on the tanks. Women workers at manufacturing plant. Women workers test drive the tanks. The tanks loaded onto flat rail road cars for transportation to the war front. Ships being manufactured at a shipyard in the United States. War material (materiel) manufacturing process goes on round the clock. A smoke stack at the ship yard.
An early cargo and transport aircraft of the United States Army Air Service in the United States. A U.S. Army Air Service Martin Transport airplane on a field. Exteriors of the aircraft. Interiors of the airplane with two men seated. They look out from the aircraft. Airplane propellers start to rotate. The motors warm up. The engine starts and the aircraft takes off. The aircraft lands after a flight.
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