Young men recruits leaving a city to join the United States Army, for service in World War I. A crowd of mostly women behind ropes at a train station, saying goodbye to young men as they prepare to join military service in the American Expeditionary Force heading to France in World War 1. Women crying and in tears as they say goodbye to soldiers. Soldiers receiving new uniforms and putting them on. Soldiers pulling on new boots and getting measured for pants and shirts. Newly recruited soldiers doing "setting-up exercise" drills and calisthenics at a training camp.
Newly recruited U.S. Army soldiers in World War I, standing on a field, in uniform. Picks and shovels stacked on the ground. The soldiers carry the picks and shovels and dig foundations for training camp barracks buildings. Other soldiers standing in the background. The interior of a building. Doctors treating soldiers. The doctors inoculate the soldiers with vaccination shots to prevent them from contracting typhus.
Newly recruited United States Army soldiers in their barracks in the United States, during training for service in World War 1. The barracks of the soldiers and a water tower in the background. The soldiers looking outside through the windows of the barracks. The soldiers have coffee and many are in civilian clothing. The soldiers in uniform drill with rifles on a parade ground. An officer instructs the soldiers.
Newly recruited U.S. soldiers completing their training for World War 1 service. Soldiers in uniform marching at an Army training camp. The soldiers, holding rifles in their hands, cross a bridge. A large number of soldiers seated in an open area in Rockford, Illinois, as they are addressed by Major General Thomas H. Barry near the end of their training period. The U.S. flag on the platform.
A U.S. Army officer instructing new soldiers in the United States before their deployment in World War I. Soldiers seated at an outdoor lecture area. The soldiers listen to a lecture as an officer writes on a blackboard.
United States Naval reservists at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois, United States. The U.S. Navy band marching. The reservists marching on the street behind the band. The U.S. Navy sailors march holding rifles, boards, placards and flags. They are heading for deployment in World War 1.