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Marine honor guard stand at attention during christening of USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia.
Marine honor guard stand at attention during christening of USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia. Scenes of cars. Mrs. Franke speaks with Marine officer. Sedan drives off. Marine honor guard at present arms. Secretary of the Navy William B Franke, Mr. Blewett stand in front of guard surrounded by spectators. Honor guard inspected by Secretary of Navy William B. Franke. Crowd looks on. Mr. Franke removes his hat and places it over his chest as he passes the color guard. Mrs. Franke escorted to her seat. Secretary of the Navy walks toward speaker's stand. Address completed by Secretary of the Navy. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, shakes hand with Secretary of the Navy on stand. Mr. Franke leaves. Admiral prepares to speak. Light-bulb sign "ENTERPRISE". Sign reads "CHRISTENING THE ENTERPRISE". Officers & VIPs rise for invocation. Partially lit sign. Mrs. Franke on speaker's stand with Mr. Blewett. Portion of USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) bow. Mrs. Franke christens ship from launching platform. She steps back as champagne splashes. Worker takes bottle. Mrs. Franke wipes her hands and leaves platform followed by Mr. Blewett. She is congratulated by three women at bottom of platform. USS Robert E Lee (SSBN-601) submarine afloat in drydock. Colors fly from stern. Jack flag flies from bow. SSBN Lee submarine fires water slug. Workers look on. Spray of water envelopes top section of submarine, clears. View from distance, with view of crowd, as USS Robert E. Lee fires the water slug.
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt being decorated by Major General Doolittle in North Africa, during World War II.
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt standing in front of a hangar on a wet airfield ramp, with B-17s parked in distance, during World War 2. Formation of airmen behind Colonel Roosevelt, standing in front of a B-17 bomber. General Doolittle walking up to Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and pinning Dinguished Flying Cross medal on him and then shaking hands. General Doolittle and Elliot Roosevelt saluting. Doolittle walks away. Distinguished Flying Cross seen on Colonel Roosevelt's blouse. He wears Navigator wings. (He was not a pilot.)
U.S. Army Public affairs film to explain idea of Universal Military Training (UMT) as a Plan for Peace, in 1947
The Universal Military Training Plan for Peace, 1947. A civilian spokesperson stands before a briefing chart entitled "Plan for Peace." He explains the concepts for the program, involving military training for young men immediately after they complete high school.He explains how young men would register and be screened, assigned, and trained under the program. Two college students discuss a requirement to join the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) under the program. Scene shifts to a U.S. Army officer talking with a civilian about the cost of World War 2. As scens of wartime military production are shown, Narrator interjects that "a full year of Universal Military Training will cost less than three days of war." Scene shifts to Separation Center, Fort Douglas, Utah. U.S. soldiers are seen mustering out. One holds his Honorable discharge certificate. View of marching German soldiers is inserted at this point. Contents of the U.S. Constitution are displayed in plain print, higlighting the part: "...provide for the common defense..." View of college students on a campus. Closeup of Dexter Gate at Harvard College, and three men walking through it into Harvard Yard. ROTC cadet talking with acquaintances about studying rockets. ROTC cadet talking with two middle aged men about unique sounds of airplanes. A B-17 bomber in flight. A C-119 (flying boxcar) aircraft in flight. A formation of B-17s viewed from above with clouds beneath. The XP-84 jet in flight. A V2 rocket being test fired at White Sands, New Mexico.
AJ Savage airplanes are catapulted from the flight deck of USS Midway (CVB-41) in the Atlantic.
AJ Savage planes with engines running on flight deck of USS Midway (CVB-41) in the Atlantic. AJ taxis onto the catapult. AJ on a starboard catapult catted off. AJ readied and catted off. F2H-3B plane towed onto the catapult. F2H-3B catted off port catapult.
Aircraft operations on the flight deck of USS Midway aircraft Carrier in the Atlantic
Two AJ Savage airplanes land successively on the flight deck of USS Midway (CVB-41) aircraft Carrier in the Atlantic. F2H-3B plane lands and right tire blows out. Following F2H-3B has to execute go-around. It lands after the first F2H is cleared from the deck. An AJ Savage on final approach is waved off and goes around. It makes a somewhat rough landing.
Decommission Ceremony aboard USS Midway CVB-41 in San Francisco.
Decommission ceremony aboard USS Midway CVB-41 in San Francisco. View of stage with chairs and rostrum. Officers W B Mack, Fredrick Kivette, Roy M Isaan, Allen M Shinn, Captain Eugene J Carroll, Norbert Frankenberger, Leo B McCuddin, Captain Leroy E Harris and Captain E Jacobsen. Officers give invocation. Officers and guests rise for presentation of colors. Officers salute during honors.
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