U.S. military servicemen deploying to the United Kingdom watch an orientation film contrasting U.S. and British sports. U.S. teams play football. Americans gather in the stadium and they cheer and applaud. American football teams seen playing. Cheerleaders lead crowd in cheers. In contrast, scenes of British sports are show, including: Steeplechase horse racing; Cricket; Rugby; and Soccer (football). Scene of British football Captain Joe Harvey, of team Newcastle, receiving the FA Cup from Sir Winston Churchill after their 1952 victory. Clip ends with scenes of homes and shops in a quiet village in Britain.
USS Enterprise underway at sea in the United States. United States Navy AD Skyraider aircraft parked at the flight deck. A United States Navy A-4D Skyhawk aircraft comes in for landing. Men on a catwalk watch as the aircraft land in the background.
USS Enterprise underway at sea in the United States. A U.S. Navy A3J Vigilante makes an arrested landing on the flight deck. An airplane director directs the airplane forward. A U.S. Navy A3J Vigilante approaches in for landing. The airplane touches down and catches a wire. The airplane director directs the airplane forward. Another aircraft lands on the flight deck.
United States Senator from Idaho William Edgar Borah in the United States. Borah poses and removes his hat. (Note: Senator Borah was famous for his opposition to the Treaty of Versailles and formation of the League of Nations. His opposition was instrumental in the U.S. rejection of the League.)
Activities of U.S. soldiers in the United States during World War II. U.S. soldiers demonstrate the operation of grenades mounted on M-1 Carbine grenade launchers. The soldiers fire white phosphorous grenades. White phosphorous shells explode. Four soldiers fire grenades at a medium tank during a field test.
A World War II film about contribution of the U.S. Navy personnel for better life of Americans in the United States. United States Secretary of the Navy James Vincent Forrestal speaks in honor of men who served in Navy. He states that Navy men will adjust in civilian life as they were in World War II. He welcomes the Navy men on behalf of all civilians.
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