Newsreel 'Flags honor dead heroes' shows more than 250 patriotic organizations honor war heroes of World War 2 at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC in United States. Men carrying flags come out from the Cathedral. Admiral Ernest King addressees a large gathering on the occasion.
Japanese evacuees with their belongings, sit by the roadside in the United States during World War 2. Japanese children are also seen. People of Japanese descent load their belongings on to military trucks bound for relocation centers.
American evacuees leave their house with their belongings in the United States during World War 2. A woman, boy, and a girl (the three possibly of German or Italian descent) stand by as their belongings are packed up. Their belongings being loaded onto a truck with assistance from U.S. military personnel, and the truck moves away. Two policemen and a dog, patrol in front of an internment center. Military guard stops the cars passing by at the entrance. A Japanese relocation center under construction. Men load bags of sand building a sandbag wall beside a building and painting windows with black paint. Views again of the same American family from earlier in the clip, possibly of German or Italian heritage, begin relocated to an alien internment center.
Scenes from reopening festivities in 1948 for the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, following its closure (usage as a government medical facility) in World War 2. Famous men and women pose for photographs. Closeup of Mrs. Fulton Cutting Junior. View of Winston Guest with his wife C.Z. Guest (formerly Lucy Douglas Cochrane) standing with John Simms Kelly ("Shipwreck" Kelly) and his wife Brenda (formerly Brenda Frazier). Dolly Dorelis wearing sun glasses. Mrs. Byron C. Floyd. Then Congressman John F. Kennedy poses with his sister, Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy.
Aerial views from aircraft flying over The Greenbrier Resort buildings, golf course, and tennis courts in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in the United States. People seen below playing golf and tennis. (This footage was shot during reopening festivities for the resort in 1948, after it had been closed and used as a government medical facility in World War 2.)
Winners are recognized and receive their awards at the inaugural Greenbrier Professional-Amateur (Pro-Am) golf tournament at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The golf tournament, later known as the Same Snead Festival, finished on April 19, 1948, and served also as a marquee reopening event for The Greenbrier Resort following its use as a U.S. military hospital in World War 2. Brief shot of scoreboard at end of tournament. British golf professional Henry Cotton stands with his amateur partner Merrel Meigs. They are joined by the tying first-place team of Johnny Bulla and his amateur partner John Simms Kelly (Shipwreck Kelly). Also with Kelly is his wife Brenda (nee Brenda Frazier). Meigs holds a silver tray prize commemorating the event. Henry Cotton receives $1800 prize money ($1000 as the top finishing professional with a par 70 score, plus $800 for team competition). Kelly also receives a prize money envelope for his team's first place tying score. View of spectators walking on the Resort grounds. Crowd coming across a foot bridge led by golfer celebrities Bing Crosby, Chris Dunphy (Christopher J. Dunphy), and Ben Hogan. Elevated shot of play underway on the green. Shot of crowd moving to a new hold during the competition. Shot of golf ball landing in a muddy puddle.
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