U.S. President Harry S. Truman decorates men in Washington DC, United States for heroism in World War II. U.S. Marine Corps flying ace Lieutenant Colonel Pappy Boyington with the Medal of Honor. President Truman decorates a group of 14 Marines and Navy men for heroism above and beyond the call of duty. President Truman decorates a group of men including Sergeant Harold Russell, sailor Mate Whalen and Private Lucas. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshal and U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King congratulate the men who received the honors.
British frogmen, experts in underwater demolition, in England during a training. They crash dive in a training maneuver using self-contained oxygen tanks and rubber frog's feet to swim through otherwise impassible obstacles and prepare for demolition work.
The Battle of Balikpapan in Netherlands East Indies during World War II. U.S. underwater demolition teams on a U.S. navy patrol boat prepare explosive charges for an attack on the underwater defenses of Balikpapan. Men spill out of their larger craft into a rubber boat alongside and then into the sea. The explosive packs are thrown overboard, timed with each man's take off. Many kinds of equipment, mine detonators, measuring lines and firearms are used for the mission. Men place explosives on shore defenses. Men are picked up after the job is done.
U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in the United States reports about a London meeting He speaks at his desk and says that the first session of the council of foreign ministers closed in a stalemate in London, England. But that need not and should not deprive them of a second and better chance to get on with peace. The foreign minister of the Soviet Union has not rejected proposal of the United States for a peace conference. Byrnes says that Soviet government will agree that the all the nations that fought the World War II shall have a chance to make world peace. This has been a people's war and it must be a people's peace.
Nazi war criminals attend British Military Tribunal in Luneburg, Germany. Nazi war criminal and Commandant of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Josef Kramer is marched to a British Military Tribunal at Lunenburg. Kramer's chief assistant Fraulein Irma Grese arrives with other women. The 35 accused men and women wear identifying numbers in court sessions. Number two is German doctor Fritz Klein who is responsible for countless deaths. Corpses piled up at Bergen-Belson camp after its liberation in World War II.
A parade in Washington DC, United States in honor of USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz. A sign reads 'Welcome Nimitz'. The motorcade of Admiral Nimitz moves along a street followed by a parade of naval units. Navy personnel and Marines march along the street. Spectators cheer. Army jeeps with signs reading 'Iwo Jima' and 'Tarawa' move along the street. Women Marines parade. U.S. Coast Guard patrol dogs march with their handlers. A formation of naval aircraft fly overhead. A replica of USS Missouri (BB-63) is used as a review stand for Admiral Nimitz at the Washington Monument. Admiral Nimitz reviews the marching units.
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