Activities of army photographers in the United States during World War II. Joe, an army photographer, seated on a bed in his room. He looks at photographs taken by him. He recalls various mistakes that he made while taking the photographs. Men look at a notice board. Joe tries to take their picture. He uses a wrong grip over the camera and stands in a wrong position and takes a picture. Another photograph of a wheel of a car taken by Joe. The photograph was damaged due to bad lighting effect. Joe takes a photograph in a field. A truck arrives in the field. Joe takes the picture but because of wrong camera angle the photograph gets spoiled. Groups of soldiers get into a troop carrier. The troops wave towards people on a shore. A large ship pulls away from a pier. Joe places a slide in a camera. He takes a photograph. He again fails to take the correct photograph. Joe in barracks. He places his photographic gear on his back and walks out of the barracks.
Scenes of U.S. troops training in amphibious assaults and manning and firing antiaircraft guns. Animated map showing U.S. Army film distribution centers in various countries during World War 2.
A training of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. War Department technical manuals. Training of the soldiers. The soldiers in fox holes. They fire rifles in a battlefield. Officials gather around miniatures of railroad yards and warehouses. An officer lectures on supply routes. Entrance to the school of military government as officers file in and out of the building. The officers study in a library and hold brief discussions on the military government. Officials seated at a desk discussing. A wall map in the background.
Activities of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. Interior of a printing office. Men and women print invasion money. Interior of an office. A sign reads: 'Army Service Force Plans Division'. Officers study a relief map placed on a table. A TWX machine sends a message to All Service Commands. A message marked 'secret' is opened by an officer. The officer reads the message and picks up a telephone. Paratroopers stand on a parade field. Members of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) pack barracks bags. WACs board a truck.
Activities of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. Soldiers at a harbor. Ships docked in the harbor. Men load supplies and equipment onto a ship. A sign on a building reads 'US Army Transport Service'. Trucks, artillery and other equipment are loaded onto the ship. Interior of an office. Officials seated at a desk. Commanding General of the Army Service Forces Brehon Burke Somervell talks to staff officers. He walks down a corridor and comes out of the Pentagon.
Contribution of messengers during World War II. Wrecked tanks and equipment on a field. U.S. Army soldiers guarding prisoner of war German soldiers as they march. View of German prisoners at an encampment. Duties of an African American messenger at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Augustus Johnson walks in various corridors of the Pentagon building, carrying messages. He talks to an African American dispatching supervisor. He places an envelope carrying information on a rack. A sign board reads: 'Army Air Forces'. He meets a visiting official and escorts him to his destination. Narrator extols importance of the messenger job during World War 2.
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