Arrival of army wives in Yokohama, Japan. A banner on a ship at Yokohama Harbor reads "Welcome to Japan". Army officers and men of the American Occupation Forces await the arrival of their wives. Women disembark from the ship. They meet their husbands. United States Army General Robert Lawrence Eichelberger greets his wife.
A U.S. Army-sponsored documentary about the spreading threats of communism and the American way of life in United States. A farmer and his teenage son in the town of Ottumwa, Iowa . The boy and his father on a Saturday morning visit the Ottumwa Sale Barn. They observe cattle and the auction of cows. The chant or chatter of the auctioneer selling the cattle. Views of the exterior and interior of the Morrell meat processing factory, including slaughtered beef hanging for inspection and meat-packing operations. A Morrell truck leaving the factory. Exterior views of the John Deere Ottumwa Works building as workers leave through its doorways. John Deere farm equipment on display outside the building.
U.S. President Harry S Truman honors General George C Marshall in Washington DC. President Truman along with his wife Bess Truman presents General Marshall with a plaque for distinguished services given by the United States Conference of Mayors. General Marshall accepts the plaque and smiles. Other dignitaries stand behind the dignitaries and applaud.
United States President Harry Truman returns Washington DC after cutting his vacation short. Attorney General J. Howard McGrath and other dignitaries welcome President Truman at the Washington National Airport. The White House assistants and officials arrive to meet President Truman. Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force along with Chief of Staff Omar Bradley arrive at the White House summoned by the President for a conference.
Shoppers at the E. J. Korvette store at 45th street in New York City. Santa Claus stands in front of the store, ringing a bell to raise money for the Volunteers of America. In the store, children play with toys under a sign reading 'Toyland.' Views of the store while riding down the escalator. A woman dressed in a fur coat shops in the housewares department. In Concord, California, college students pack gifts that are being sent to United States soldiers fighting war in Vietnam. View of entrance to Travis Air Force Base. The workers for Operation Christmas Star load gifts for the GIs into a Douglas C-124 Globemaster cargo plane at Travis Air Force Base. Students watch as the plane takes off. (Vietnam War period).
Allied forces raid the coast of Normandy in France on the D-Day invasion during World War II. United States Army paratroopers board transport planes and gliders to land on enemy areas. Infantry soldiers prepare to reach for aid of paratroopers. Armada of Allied warships, boats and landing crafts sail in sea to reach the coast. Guns on ships fire shells at the coast. Fired empty shells on the ships. Allied bombers raid Nazi air bases and headquarters in Normandy. Nazi German warships in a canal destroyed by Allied bombers.
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