As war brews across the sea, Indianapolis native Johnny wrestles with the purpose for his life. He plans to join the Marines and finally make himself useful. Nothing is going to stop him. When the Marines turn him away because of his colorblindness, he presses on to the 101st Airborne to be a paratrooper. Missouri-born Nellie Mae only wants to get out from under the thumb of her mother, or finally get her attention, who knows which it is?...