Teenaged boys participate in Ground Observer Corps of US Civil Defense & Disaster Control during World War II

Plane spotter William Rozak uses binoculars to look to the sky / WS high-school students Rozak and Ronald Newman on roof of factory building with their Ground Observer Corps shack / tilt-up shot Ronny looks through binoculars / Bill looks at the sky while Ronny sleeps in shack / VS Bill talking on telephone headset, makes notes / Ronny drinks coffee inside shack while Bill sleeps nearby; Ronny wakes Bill and they head back outside / VS Bill refers to chart showing plane types, makes notes, answers phone / Bill and Ronny at table with Rosalie Earle, director of Civil Defense & Disaster Control; they examine map / Bill, Ronny, and Rosalie receive plaques from NJ State Director of Civil Defense Leonard Dreyfuss / rear shot Bill scans the skies / poster on table touts civilian volunteering for the Corps; headphones and binoculars stand nearby / Note: exact day not known