An orphan struggles to survive in the coal mines of Scotland. He survives the horrors of World War I, then emigrates to the United States. He enters politics with some success until World War II begins. He enlists in the Sea Bees and sees action in the Pacific. At last he returns to his wife and son and we learn his fatal flaw.
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