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Prefabricated deck house being placed on ship hull with the help of cranes at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California.

The Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California. Portion of prefabricated deck house being moved onto hydraulic lifts. Trailer being moved under deck house. The deck house being lifted with the help of a crane. Worker gives hand signals. The prefabricated deck house being placed on ship hull. Group of workers work on bottom of the hull.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 3 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064257
Huge crowd of men and women workers leave and enter the shipyard for work at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California.

The Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California. 'Kaiser Co Inc' written on a building. War production workers come out of shipyard premises after a day's work. Huge crowd of men and women workers enter the shipyard for work during World War 2.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064258
OSS Morale Operations led by American in Burma for psychological warfare to demoralize the Japanese troops.

OSS (Office of Strategic Services) film on Project Gold Dust gives details of the psychological warfare techniques used by OSS Morale Operations (MO) Unit and Kachin guerrillas in Burma during World War II to demoralize Japanese troops obstructing linkage to Burma and the Ledo Road. Kachin guerrillas including North Burmese killer tribesmen prepare for an operation. They are recruited, trained and led by an American officer. MO Detachment 101 troops. Burmese load shells, guns and artillery. 1st Field team of MO OSS personnel joins Detachment 101. An aircraft lands. The guerrillas board the aircraft and are transported all over Burma. Development of MO. A message from an American officer commanding a company of Kachin comes for Major Boldt. The message is dispatched to the Major and a distribution officer delivers it to the chief. A Production and Intelligence officer works. They discuss strategy about MO material best suited to reach the Japanese. The MO intelligence officer contacts Detachment 101 research and analysis branch. They discuss the accuracy and details of the operation. They go to interrogate a Japanese 18th Division soldier held prisoner. MO and the distribution officer discuss the strategy. Radio Major Haan consults Kachin. A detailed report is prepared and given to a pilot for dispatch. The message is given to Major Boldt. The MO staff at work. A lieutenant interrogates Japanese prisoners and gains their cooperation. The MO discusses Project Gold Dust. A forged surrender order to be given to Japanese. Production of the leaflets of forged order. Press prints the leaflets in the mobile production van. The leaflets are cut, dispatched and packaged. Burmese plant the forged order in a town. A lieutenant reads a report on the spread rumor. He talks to an Anglo Burmese woman. The rumor is spread in the town. Burma Jungle 101 patrol distributes the leaflets. A carrier pigeon for Major Boldt is sent. An aircraft arrives to pick up the prisoners who have surrendered.

Date: 1944
Duration: 17 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047213
The demonstration of guns like M-1 rifle and Sherman tank that can help in the war (WW2)

A documentary titled 'How Good Is A Gun' depicts the importance of good guns in World War II. A valley in North America. Damaged buildings. The rubble and dead bodies in the town. U.S. soldiers carrying guns walk on the rubbles. They are seated and talk about the good guns and weapons. The soldiers smoke and drink. The soldiers enter a building and are seated in a hall. Demonstration of various guns that can help the soldiers in different situations. A soldier firing the light carbines. A soldier fires a M-1 rifle. Fire by the machine guns that makes a hole in the 4 inches concrete wall. Troops in prone position and in the same line as they fire from a BAR (Browning Automatic Rifles) five times faster than a rifle. Two troops fire with a 30 caliber machine gun that cuts a tree. Air- cooled light machine gun that can fire within three miles and cuts the hill stone. Soldiers stand around a 60-mm mortar and fire. They put shell in the 80-mm mortar and fire. Smoke arises due to fire. A bazooka rocket powered and a killer tank. Troops pulls a 37-mm anti tank gun, they fire and look through binoculars. The troops around a 105-mm howitzer. The wooden logs arranged in a heap and are put three miles away. Howitzer fires and the heap being shelled. 155 rifle that lifts the roof of a German plant 15 miles away. Soldiers seated around the rifle. The rifle and the damaged German plant. A view of a war at the Italian Front. Troops pull away into positions along with artillery on the Italian front. They move forward along with the Howitzer,rifles and a Sherman tank.

Date: 1944
Duration: 7 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047386
U.S. soldiers fire at an Italian town with 240-mm howitzer, rifles and tanks during the war (WW2)

A documentary depicts the importance of good guns during World War II. A town in a valley. A U.S. soldier speaks on a radio and other soldiers around him. They fire an artillery. A 240-mm howitzer being pulled by two armored tractors. Howitzer is emplaced and shells being loaded. It fires at an Italian town. A soldier looks through binoculars. They are on the radio. A view of the town in the valley. Infantry follow U.S. tanks into the valley. Smoke arises due to firing. They fire a mortar The shells of the mortar. Civilians of the town. The troops enter the town. Mine detectors being used and fighting in the streets. Damaged building in the town. Civilians leave cave to welcome U.S. troops and receive food.

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047387
U.S. troops show their ingenuity by designing new improvised gadgets (WW2)

A World War II documentary titled ' Yankee Noodle' depicts improvised devices and techniques used by U.S. troops to save time. Aircraft parked in a line at an aircraft industry. A man operates washing machine. Men at work on a granite launcher. A man operates a grappling wire used to trip mine. A man holds a cable binder used to put a line. Men on an elephant and put a wire. A man uses oxygen tank and a copper tube being coiled inside an oil drum for making a still for distill water. The water comes out from the tank and used for the battery. Men put the water in the battery. A U.S. aircraft lands. A man works on a gadget that takes only 20 minutes to change the tire of an aircraft. A tire loaded in a trolley and being pulled by a jeep. Three men load tire. Men hold a winch designed to tighten nuts and bolts. Mobile service and repair unit mounted on a truck. Instrument panel mounted behind the driver seat. Men at work on 110 volt generator. A work light, electric grill. A parachute used as an emergency brake for an airplane.

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047388