Activities of troops and officers aboard USS Wakefield in the United States. The troops lying in their quarters. Troops quarters with no empty space (fully utilized space). Soldiers play cards. A soldier takes a bath and shaves in a wash room. Officers stand near railings on the deck. The ship underway at sea. The General Quarter is sounded. The soldiers leave their quarters and rush towards the deck . Guns mounted on the ship are fired. Views of soldiers lying, resting , writing letters and seated on the deck aboard USS Wakefield. (World War II period).
Activities of Coast Guard troops aboard USS Wakefield in the United States. A get together of the Coast Guard troops aboard the ship. A band plays musical instruments. The troops in mass numbers aboard the ship. Some of them dance. Two boxers fight. Food is cooked in a kitchen. Bread , butter and potatoes are used for food. An announcement is made. The troops move forward towards a mess. Men standing in line at a mess table and eat food. Interiors of the ship shows luxurious and well equipped rooms and the dining hall on the ship. The ship at sea. (World War II period).
The ocean liner SS Manhattan (later USS Wakefield) runs aground off West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. Scenes from January 12,1941: People at a beach. USS Wakefield (Manhattan) in the background. During her third voyage to California the ship runs aground off West Palm Beach, Florida. A sign on the ship: 'Manhattan United States Lines'. Coast Guard personnel save the passengers of the ship.
U.S. Army troops disembark from USS Wakefield in the United States during World War II. The troops disembark with their luggage. Officers plan for the designs of the ship. The troops board the ship. German prisoners of war (POWs) stand near the railings on the deck. The German prisoners stand near a mess table and eat food. German prisoners wearing uniforms with iron cross and Luftwaffe insignia. The prisoners standing on the deck look towards an airship while it is in flight. The ship underway at sea. USS Wakefield arrives at a port in the United States. The troops disembark from the ship.
Hollywood film personalities aid a U.S. defense bond drive in Atlanta, Georgia. Troops and celebrities parade in the streets for the National Defense Bond Drive. Parade passes along Peachtree Street at Walton Street in Atlanta. Dick Powell, Piper Laurie, Tony Curtis and 'Francis' the talking mule take part in Defense Bond drive kick-off. Later, at the Atlantic Steel Mill, workers stand outside the Mill plant and greet Hollywood celebrities. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury is also present and reviews a large bulletin board displaying the Workers Payroll Savings Bond Record. Piper Laurie congratulates mill worker Earl Black on his contributions to the Bond fund. A young girl sits and smiles holding a poster that says, "Now let's all buy bonds."
Second Class Midshipmen launch their flight training with a descent into a pool in a Dilbert Dunker at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annaolis, Maryland. A ditching course for training the pilots to learn how to correctly escape a submerged airplane. The Dilbert Dunker descends into a pool. A pilot seated in the Dilbert Dunker. He gets it out and swims.
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