The Selective Service System (SSS) in United States, its functioning and effects. Lottery selection held in full view of public for selecting potential soldiers for war. The draft lottery is concluded with Selective Service youth members drawing letters to complete the alphabet sequence, a subset of the randomn selection sequence associated with the draft lottery. The alphabet sequence matches the first letter of the last name of draft candidates against a number. The draft lottery is held at the Selective Service office in Washington DC by director General Lewis B. Hershey and others.
Launching of United States Navy Ship USS Saratoga (CV-3) from New York Shipbuilding Company yard in Camden, New Jersey. U.S. military and naval officers lined up on the deck of the ship. Commissioning ceremonies underway. The ship slides down the ways into the Delaware River. Boats sail near the ship in water. United States warplane aircraft fly over the ship.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) in the Pacific near the Panama Canal. Charles Lindbergh seen in a Boeing F3B-1 carrier based fighter bomber (BuNo A-7739) from Bombing Squadron VB-2B aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. Lindbergh visited the USS Saratoga on 8 February 1929. He was aboard for two days and while he was there he was invited to fly the new Boeing F3B-1. The VB-2B made him an honorary member of the squadron. U.S. Navy officers talk to Lindbergh on the deck of Saratoga, including Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves (aka "Bull" Reeves), A.P. Storrs, and W.V. Davis. Pilots pose for a photo with Lindbergh. Lindbergh seated in the aircraft. Squadron emblem of Felix the cat holding a spherical bomb is painted on side of plane. Plane takes off from the carrier deck. Lindbergh, U.S. Military and Navy officials aboard Saratoga talk to each other. Another naval ship can be seen in the sea. Bow of the aircraft carrier.
Views of U.S. Navy Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in the Pacific near Panama Canal during fleet excercise "Fleet Problem IX". The Aircraft Carrier Saratoga steaming forward, seen from various angles. The hull and huge guns of the ship can be seen. A seaplane on the deck of the ship.
A Martin T3M-2 floatplane catapulted from deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3). The sailors aboard watch the plane taking off. Takeoff of a Vought UO-1 two-seat observation biplane from the deck of the USS Saratoga. Then landing of a UO-1 on the USS Saratoga. Crewman waves flags at edge of deck.
Launching and christening of USS Santa Fe (CL-60) Cleveland Class light crusier from the Camden, New Jersey yards of New York Shipbuilding, during World War 2. Men, women and U.S. Navy officers and sailors at the harbor during the ceremony, including Santa Fe Mayor Manuel Lujan, and 14 year old Caroline Trevelyan Chavez who receives coaching on how to christen the ship and then smashes a bottle of Santa Fe River water on the bow as the crowd claps and the ship slides down the ways. Ambient sound heard briefly at the christening and afterwards with crowd cheering at different times in the clip. The cruiser slides down the ways enters into the Delaware River. Dignitaries raise their hats to bid goodbye to the ship. The ship turning about in the Delaware River.
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