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The freighter SS Yorkmar aground, awaits re-floating, on a beach near Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States
The freighter SS Yorkmar, owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and operated by the Calmar Line, is aground on an open beach north of Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States. A ship's officer and some members of the crew are seen briefly,on the shore. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers over her stern while carrying a line out to the ship from the shore. Crew members are seen standing in the water near the Yorkmar,and pulling on a line from the ship to the shore. Others climb a rope ladder up the side of the Yorkmar. The crew remains with the ship awaiting tide to refloat her. (Note: The SS Yorkmar, seen here, should not be confused with a ship of the same name that was torpedoed in 1943. This ship was originally a Liberty Ship, launched in 1944, and named the "Walter Kidde." After the war, she was operated by Calmar SS Corporation of New York and renamed the "Yorkmar," in 1947.)
Band plays and large crowd gathers for the launch of the USS Hancock (CV-19) at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Celebration for the launch of the U.S. Aircraft carrier USS Hanock (CV-19) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, Fore Rive, Massachusetts. Band plays on the pier. Band members dressed in white. Large crowd on the pier. Views from the deck of the USS Hancock as she goes down the ways during launch.
Steel Company Executives arrive at White House after being summoned by the President
Steel Company executives arriving at White House after being summoned by the President, along with Labor Union officials to settle labor strife in the steel industry.Those invited included: Benjamin Moreell,Chairman, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.; Frank Purnell, President Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.; Benjamin Fairless, President, United States Steel Corp.;T.F. Patton, Vice President and General Counsel of Republic Steel Corp.; A.B. Homer, President , Bethlehem Steel Corp. Clarence Randall, President, Inland Steel Co.
Destroyer Escort USS Frament, DE 677, is built and launched. Destroyer Escorts fitted out, readied for shakedown cruise
U.S. Destroyer Escort USS Brennan, DE-13,underway. U.S. navy crew aboard the ship. View at shipbuilding area of Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts. Keel is laid and shipbuilders busy on day 60 of construction of DE-677, the USS Frament. Scenes of construction. Welding steel plate. DE-677 is christened USS Frament and launched on June 28, 1943. Destroyer Escorts at pier, being fitted out. New ship's crew assembled on pier and boards for shakedown cruise. Supplies and munitions loaded on board the ship, including ammunition, depth charges, and torpedoes ("tin fish").
Scenes of American forces in France at conclusion of World War I, Christmas gifts, and immediate postwar period
Several u.S. Army soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) stand near three French children, outside a church building in France, during World War 1. A large relief of Christ on crucifix is displayed on the wall behind them. One soldier kneels down next to the children and gives them some chocolates. He talks with them. Closeup of the children eating their candy. A boy wipes his hands on his sweater. The children make circles on their tummies, indicating that the food tasted good. New sequence shows American Army of occupation troops celebrating Christmas, 1918, at Montabaur, Germany. They are assembled at a hillside, around a platform holding a monument and statue. A large decorated Christmas tree is set up on one side of the monument, and an Army brass band stands on the other side. Captain William A. Turner, of the Salvation Army, dressed as Santa Claus, hands out gifts to some of the soldiers, assembled in the foreground. There also appear to be some local German people gathered to the far right, of the brass band. Next, "Santa Claus" is seen throwing gifts out to the gathered soldiers. Scene shifts, again, this time to several U.S. Navy dreadnought battleships that might be returning troops from Europe back to the United States. The first seen is a two-stacker, Florida-class; the second is the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the third is the two-stacker USS New York (BB-34). Final sequence shows U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, and Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, in top hats, stand on deck of a ship with with its Captain (a U.S. Navy Commander) to review U.S. Battleships returning from service with the British fleet in World War 1. The dim image of a battleship is seen in the background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The U.S. 112th Infantry Regiment arriving in Calais France, during World War I
Three officers of the 112th Infantry Regiment (Sixteenth Pennsylvania) American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) pose for the camera at Port of Calais, France, upon arrival there in May, 1918,during World War 1. Two wear campaign hats and one wears a service cap with chin strap fastened. Troops offload duffle bags from trucks onto a railroad station platform, and sort them by units. The troops enter a warehouse where they are issued Enfield rifles and bayonets. Soldiers standing in a group familiarizing themselves with their new weapons and cleaning them. A locomotive pulling troops in rail freight cars with open side doors. The soldiers wave as their train passes the camera. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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