During World War 2, woman tells of selecting three, out of countless names of servicemen overseas, who have children at home. Their children were filmed. First seen is Diane Sandra Fine, one year old, daughter of Sergeant Bernard Fine, a U.S. Army mail clerk somewhere in India. Baby Diane Fine is in high chair and mother feeds her with spoon. Then she is seen in her crib, playing with a toy, and later ready to sleep. The next child seen is the son of Corporal Carl Christianson, of the 464th Quartermaster Company, serving somewhere in the Pacific. His boy sits in a high chair scribbling a drawing to be sent, along with a letter his mother is writing, to his father. Mrs. Christianson holds her son and he hugs her. The third pictures show the family of Yeoman Second Class, Earl M. Robinson. Shown are sons Terry and Danny, together with their mother, Geraldine Robinson, of Roanoke, Virginia. Three year old Danny rides on a hobby horse, while his mother dresses eighteen month old Terry. Exterior view of the Robinson home. More than 20 members of the extended Robinson family come out of the house.
An aerial view of the cities and villages of Normandy in France soon after the D-Day invasion of World War 2, but after Allied forces had moved further east toward Germany. German installations are bombed and strafed. Allied troops fire artillery. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Soldiers walk in a street. Rubble on the street. An allied aircraft in flight. Smoke rises up as the German installations are bombed. Street fighting in Normandy. Nazi soldiers surrender after street fighting in Cherbourg. Buildings in the background. German prisoners are marched. Wounded soldiers. Civilians gather as a United States flag is raised in Cherbourg. Civilians cheer as the Germans are defeated. A man gives a speech. (World War II period).
Operations of United States 8th Air Force Fighter Command in the European Theater during World War 2. Gun camera footage from P-47 flown by Captain Ben E. Cathers of the 61st Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Ground targets being strafed include parked German bomber aircraft on airfields and German armor in a field.
U.S. Army 'Red Ball Convoy' moves through village of Courville-sur-Eure (Chartres, Eure-et-Loir) France, in World War 2. A sign reads " Red Ball Convoys only-All others keep out." A soldier wearing an arm band, holds a clip board and accounts for the trucks as they pass. A military policeman stands at a traffic control point. He signals the convoy of supply trucks to turn in the village. The convoy of trucks pass along the road. The trucks carry gasoline, ammunition and rations. They are also seen traveling along route nationale 23 (N23) on outskirts of the town. Spires of a church can be seen in the distance.
A huge fire seen at night in petroleum facilities bombed by the U.S. 15th Air Force, at Ploiesti (or Ploesti) Romania, during World War 2. Flames and heavy smoke rises up amongst storage tanks and facilities. Several Helmeted German soldiers are seen silhouetted against the flames as they make their way through the area.
Romanian firefighters, assisted by helmeted German soldiers, direct hoses on fire at oil storage facility in Ploesti, Romania, following bombing by U.S. 15th Air Force in World War 2. The oil fires seem difficult to extinguish with water. Later, extremely heavy clouds of black smoke are seen billowing from a complex of storage tanks. Firefighters are helpless to intervene. One stands with hands on his hips as he simply watches the inferno. Views of the damaged facility in the aftermath, several days later.
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