U.S. Marines on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War 2. A shirtless U.S. marine poses in front of a truck. A wounded marine carried on a litter to a dock. Marines and vehicles seen at base of so-called "Suicide Cliff" on Saipan. Marines gathered on and around a U.S. M3 Gun Motor Carriage (75mm). Two marines carry a fallen comrade (completely covered on a litter). View of marines gathered on the beach, around several Japanese prisoners seated beneath some sort of Japanese structure supporting a scale.
America forces begin preparing Saipan as an advance base in the Pacific campaign against Japan in World War 2. Japanese military prisoners as well as civilian women and children are seated on the ground, shaded by a tree on a coastal plain in Saipan. American officers review a map laid out on the hood of a jeep. They converse in a group as they stand near a rudimentary small gauge railroad track in the sand. Sheer cliffs are close behind them and the ocean is nearby. A jeep is seen parked and another moves along a bumpy path. Officers and soldiers stand on and near the small gauge rail line. Several jeeps are parked. Camera pans over sheer cliffs behind. (Some contain openings that housed Japanese fortifications.) Camera pans over wide flat area where the Japanese were building an airfield near Marpi Point on the northern end of the island of Saipan. Construction materials cover the area and several jeeps travel through it. Final scene shows more Japanese civilians in a group where several American soldiers are attending to their needs.
Production of light bulbs in the United States. Wire hooks are placed in buttons to give filaments support. Machines in operation in a factory. A woman with pliers assembles the filaments. A machine is used for drilling. A filament is placed in a bulb. A screw socket is attached to the bulb. The lead-in wire is soldered to the base. A woman works. Neon signs on buildings.
Mount McKinley Park in Alaska, United States. A view of the Alaskan ranges including Mt. McKinley and Mt. Mather. Snow covered Alaskan ranges with Lake Eilson in the foreground. Flowers grow on Mt. Eilson. Grayling fish hang from a line with the ends of the line tied to trunk of two trees. Clear water river at the foot of Mt. McKinley. A man catches Grayling fish from a lake. A lake at the foot of Mt. Eilson. Men at the upper base of Mt. McKinley. A snow covered field with snow accumulated along the mountain slopes. A dog in the field with snow covered mountains ranges in the background.
U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower visits United States 35th Infantry Division troops in England during World War 2. General Eisenhower arrives at Exeter St Davids rail road station in the city of Exeter, Devon county, South West England. He gets into a car with a sign above that reads ' Great Western Railway ' General Eisenhower on a podium as he salutes to 320th Regiment troops of United States 35th Infantry. Troops lined up as General Eisenhower, along with General George S. Patton and Major General Paul W. Badde, review the soldiers. Soldiers in formation as General Eisenhower reviews them. (The 320th Regiment were based at Topsham Barracks in Exeter.)
Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) make improvements in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. Men working with picks, and setting log fencing along paths in Yellowstone Park. The Yellowstone Canyon and falls is seen in distance behind and below them. Crews work on stones at base of falls. "Old Faithful" geyser seen erupting in snowy landscape. (Great Depression period)
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