Harry S. Truman sworn in as President of United States of America at White House after the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Chief Justice, Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries at White House. United States flag flying at half-mast in honor of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also views of crowd gathered for the funeral of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Funeral procession moves slowly through streets of Washington DC. Men and women weeping. Funeral parade reaches the final resting place at Hyde Park, New York.
Bomb loading activities on USS Makin Island. Men move bombs on truck. Men bombing up aircraft TBMs. TBMs taxi on flight deck for take off. (World War II period).
Men bring rockets up on elevator to flight deck and transport rockets on flight deck. Pilots emerge on flight deck to man their planes. FM aircrafts catapulted from flight deck.
Ships at anchor in island area. LCI underway. Tugs approach and ship is moored using hawsers.
A short story about the harnessing of lightning. Lightning bolt in skies. Bolt of lightning hits tree and tree topples over. Bolt of lightning hits and demolishes chimney. Write up in Russian language on piece of paper. Painting of Lomonosoff, famous Russian writer and scientist. A reenactor works as Lomonosoff in laboratory. Lightning strikes the lightning rod on a house. A woman demonstrates static energy by friction on ebonite. Woman demonstrates positive and negative electricity. Clouds over snow-capped mountains. Lightening strikes electrical wire and sets fire on house. High-tension electrical machinery. Subway runs by electricity. Trolley cars, buses, baby in hospital, street lights, all powered by electricity. (World War II period).
Arrival of U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division soldiers home to the United States at the end of their deployment in Europe during World War 2. Happy U.S. Army troops smile as they leave ship pier with transport duffel bags and boarding a waiting railroad train. Close-up views of Timberwolf patches on shoulder of uniforms. Transport ship docking at pier. Large sign on side of transport reads "104th Timberwolves" (the U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division) and troops seen aboard transport ship. Major General Allen (Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.) comes down gangplank. General is greeted by his wife (Mary Frances Robinson Allen) and teenage son (Terry Allen Jr., who, later, as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, was killed during the Vietnam War Battle of Ong Thanh in 1967). Troops with bags walk up stairs. (World War II period)
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