Sammy Davis Jr. and USO troupe entertain sailors aboard the USS Hancock, during her 7th Vietnam Cruise, in 1972. Opening scene shows sailors assembled on Hangar deck of the Aircraft Carrier, USS Hancock (CVA-19). Several parked aircraft are seen. Sailors listen as Davis speaks. Then an announcer asks if they should make the entertainers stay over a day. All shout and applaud in agreement. Distant view of the entertainers on a stage. A sailor (announcer) on stage, comments on the enthusiam of the audience. View from behind sailors standing on improvised platforms at rear of the space. Other random views of sailors in audience. Another distant view of the stage. Random closeups of audience members standing in various locations. Some are perched on hangar equipment. Finally, the camera shows Sammy Davis Jr. onstage with dancers moving behind him rhythmically, as he speaks. He expresses appreciation to the officers and USO officials who made their visit and show possible.
Opening scene shows Sammy Davis on a stage set up in Hangar deck of the Aircraft Carrier, USS Hancock (CVA-19) during her 7th Vietnam Cruise, in 1972. He speaks about doing impersonations. Sailors in audience are seen in various places on the hangar deck. Some are perched on structural members and hangar equipment. Views o main audience in seats on hangar floor. Davis onstage, speaks of Frank Sinatra, and then sings the song, "All the way," in the style of Nat King Cole (who never recorded it). Members of audience applauding as Davis sings. He continues singing in style of Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein. At this point, clip continues with audio only, as Davis sings in styles of Frankie Lane and Louis Armstrong, and then impersonates Humphrey Bogart, James cagney, James Stewart, Cary Grant, and W.C. Fields, speaking the lyrics of "All the Way," as they would. He then impersonates Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Davis then finishes singing the song in his own voice. Audience applauds.
The U.S.Navy submarine AL9 performing high speed maneuvers on the surface, during World War 1. What looks to be a camouflage paint scheme is where paint has been abraded away by the sea. Toward the end of the sequence, a Pennsylvania-class "Super Dreadnaught" battle ship is seen in the background. (Note: During World War I, Captain of the AL-9 was Captain Percy T. Wright, and the Executive Officer was Commander Terry Brewster Thompson, who later wrote about the exploits of the AL-9 in his book entitled "Take Her Down".)
Sequence 1; The launching of the USS V-1 (later Barracuda SS-163) on July 17, 1924 from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Sequence 2; Two surrendered German U-Boats, most likely the U-117 (L) and the UB-148 (R) circa 1918/19. Sequence 3; The USS S-19 circa 1925 either looking to moor or pulling away to sea. Sequence 4; U.S. "L" class submarines ay Bantry Bay, Queenstown, Ireland circa 1918 World War 1, American submarines had to place an "A" before there name to avoid confusion with the British "L" class submarines. L to R are L-11 (bow), L-1, L-10, L-4 and L-9.
The U.S. submarine AL-11 getting underway in the Atlantic ( possibly Bantry Bay Ireland) in World War 1. As the conning tower fairwater comes into view the short "post" seen in front of it is actually the 3"/23 caliber deck gun in its retracted position Activities of crewmen as they stow lines aboard the submarine. A gun mounted on the submarine. The deck of the submarine. The captain in the conning tower of the submarine. Another U.S. submarine displaying 'AL-10' on its conning tower. The submarine submerges under water. Yet, another U.S. submarine, the AL-4, moving on the surface. (Note: American "L" class submarines in British waters had to paint an "A" in front of their names so as not to be confused with the British "L" class submarines.)
German prisoners go aboard USS Wakefield at a dock on the the Atlantic coast during World War II Several prisoners wheel a large cart across a dock followed by three U.S. Army Military Policemen ( MPs). Carts are loaded with luggage. The prisoners carry the luggage up the gangway of USS Wakefield. An army officer inspects tags on the luggage on the dock. Several prisoners with luggage coming up the gangway.
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