U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar Bradley prepares to meet members of the Congressional House Military Affairs Committee upon their visit to Headquarters of the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command, in Luxembourg, during World War 2. A staff car stops,on Place de la Gare. The Hotel Clesse is seen in the background. General Bradley defers to Ambassador Charles W. Sawyer, who is smoking a cigarette. Sawyer enters the car, followed by Bradley. (another man is already in the back seat.) The car drives along a boulevard lined with tram tracks. Three stars are prominently displayed on the car's bumper. The car stops and two attending soldiers salute as General Bradley steps to the sidewalk. He is followed by Ambassador Sawyer and the other person. The three climb steps to enter a building. Some sort of official proclamation is posted near the entrance. A sign at the door reads "Show your identification." The staff car drives away and a Military Police jeep arrives, leading several cars carrying the House Committee members, who are then escorted into the building. Later, Committee members are seen exiting the building, including Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut,walking with Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Cars for the Committee parked on cobblestone street, near a. Sign by some barbed wire prohibiting entry. Committee members begin boarding their cars and driving away.
U.S. soldiers in Laval Pl. du 11 Novembre, 53000 Laval, France) France during World War II. 3rd Division vehicles entering the main square. The Laval City Hall decorated with French flags in the background. 3rd Armored Division tanks, trucks and other vehicles cross a repaired masonry bridge and enter the town. People cheer. A military policeman directs the traffic. French civilians walk across the repaired bridge.
A film on the life of sailors aboard United States Navy ships. An officer looks through a telescope. He sees land as the ship approaches Copenhagen, Denmark. He explores a land area. Sailors stand at attention aboard the ship. Officers inspect the sailors. They board a liberty boat to take them to shore. The ship underway at sea. The sailors visit various countries and places in Copenhagen. The sailors talk to Danish women. They eat local delicacies in Europe. United States Navy sailors buy from a street vendor in Copenhagen. View of London, United Kingdom. A sailor asks a British policeman for direction on the street. Greek Army Evzones marching in Athens, Greece. The sailors walk in the streets. Buildings along the sides of the street. The sailors return to the ship. The ship in the Panama Canal. The sailors aboard the ship.
Provision of food to jobless and poor in New York City, United States during the Great Depression. A relief organization provides food to people. A massive group of men lined up to enter lines serving bread and hot soup or beverage. Many unemployed men lined up on the street. Police officers control the flow of men into the bread lines. Buildings along street sides. Food in crates and boxes. The unemployed men file past as workers hand them food, and they eat the food from the bread and soup kitchen.
The first Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. A sign reads 'US Army GMAT MAAG Division A’. Sergeant Kung, Sergent Toppie Curlie, Sergent yin and Sergent First Class Robert P. Kirk, Major Chen and Captain Emil S. Pope stand in pathway and discuss about the Nike-Hercules missile. An American and a Chinese military officer walk away. Three Chinese flags on poles: flag of the Armed forces, flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and flag of the Army. Nike missile monument with dragon and the Republic of China emblem on it as American and Chinese officers walk past it. Officers get in a jeep and drive away. Direction sign in Chinese and English. Chinese military police on guard.
U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadets at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio doing things in their spare time. Cadet teeing off at a golf course. Cadets playing tennis. Three cadets leaving the Post. They wait at the Lackland main gate for another cadet who picks them up in 1949 Mercury sedan. They exchange salutes with the Air Policeman guarding the gate. They get into the car and drive away. Next, Aviation Cadets are seen in formation heading into the Lackland AFB Chapel number 5. They enter in single file removing their hats as they enter.
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