U.S. Army anti aircraft artillery of the 55th Brigade AAA, during training exercises at Hammond Bombing and Gunnery Range, adjacent to Hammond Army Air Field in Hammond Louisiana during World War II. A camouflaged gun emplacement with crew around antiaircraft gun. A Sergeant puts on a gas mask and sounds a gas alarm by striking it with a piece of iron. Scene shifts to a U.S. Army Air Force P-47D aircraft flying over the training area as it comes in for a landing at Hammond Army Air Field.
Views from the adjacent Hammond Army Air Field, as U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft fly very low and engage in live fire training over the Hammond Bombing and Gunnery Range. Antiaircraft gunners of the 55th Brigade AAA practice sighting and tracking these aircraft as part of their own training. Gun sight view from a 40 mm Bofors gun tracking incoming aircraft. Formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauder aircraft high above the training area (probably engaged in bombing training)..
U.S. Army training exercise for soldiers at training area near Hammond Army Air Field in Hammond, Louisiana during World War II. A convoy of Allied trucks on a road. Soldiers await arrival of truck that breeches roadblock. A 6x6 truck crashes through the road block as soldiers practice response. The exercises employ live fire, with blank ammunition, and smoke grenades.
U.S. Army soldier training near Hammond Army Air Field in Hammond Louisiana during World War II. Soldiers train in ground defense tactics. They run across a field and drop into prone defensive firing positions. One soldier speaks to other soldiers and takes notes. Army tent in the background. The troops wear Antiaircraft Command shoulder patches on their uniforms.
A film titled 'DUKW: the sea going truck' on working and general features of DUKWs. Soldiers at a beach in the United States. Cargo and equipment stacked on the beach. A landing craft and a DUKW underway at sea. A truck moves along the beach. Men learn to operate DUKWs at a training school. They learn how to drive it on land. Men seated in DUKWs and operating them. The DUKWs moving along a street. A man comes out of a DUKW. He works on a tire and boards again. The DUKW moves. DUKWs moving along an area. Men shovel mud on a beach. A man comes out of a DUKW. Men standing behind the DUKW shovel mud. The importance of proper tire pressure for roads and beaches is emphasized. A bogged-down DUKW winches itself free. (World War II period).
A film on workings and general features of amphibious trucks DUKWs. A DUKW moves along a field in the United States. Tire pressure must be adjusted to get maximum speed and prevent damage to the tire. The DUKW moves along a street. A man comes out of the DUKW and checks the tires. He boards again and the DUKW moves.
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