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A young Catholic woman prays in St. Thomas Church in Abiquiu, New Mexico
A young Roman Catholic woman with her head covered by a veil, opens gate and enters cross-marked doors of adobe St. Thomas Church (1, Church Plaza, Abiquiu, NM 87510, United States). A crucifix stands in the courtyard, opposite the door. A bell tower and bell is seen atop the building. Inside, the woman is seen approaching an elaborate altar, behind which are depictions of saints and other works of local art. Closeups of religious figurines adorning shelves beside altar. The girl kneels and prays before the altar. Closeup of crucifix at center of wall behind altar. Closeups of other religious figurines and paintings decorating space around the altar. The woman bends down to light a candle.
The first draft lottery being conducted in Washington DC, under the 1940 Selective Service Act of 1940
The first Selective Service lottery conducted in Washington, DC, on October 29, 1940, in the United States. An American Legion member, in uniform, poses with Mrs. Robert Bell and her son and a young woman (her daughter?) after her son's draft number (158) had been the first one drawn in the Washington DC Lottery. Dr. Baxter talks with Mrs. Bell and asks why she exclaimed out loud when the first number was drawn. Dr. Baxter gives her the capsule in which her son's draft number was contained. Views of the audience at the The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, where the lottery was being conducted.
A gunner prepares to hit a target during the flight of a B-17 in the European Theater.
Mission footage outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle". B-17 Flying Fortress in flight in the European Theater. An aerial view of group of B-17s in flight. A pilot in the cockpit. He wears an oxygen mask and the bell inflates and deflates. A gunner prepares to hit a target. Views of the nose guns while in flight. The planes fly in formation leaving vapor trails behind.
A technician mates a Dyna-Soar skin panel and a honeycomb insulation to test wires attached to the specimen at Martin Plant.
A Bell technician works at Martin Plant, Denver. The Bell technician mates a Dyna-Soar skin panel and a honeycomb insulation to the test wires attached to the specimen.
Allied aircraft at the Gha'leh Morghi Airport in Tehran, Iran.
Gha'leh Morghi Airport in Tehran, Iran during World War 2. American pilot, smoking a pipe and wearing a seat pack parachute, approaches a Curtiss P-40 airplane (tail number 42-9992) displaying Soviet markings. As he climbs into the cockpit, we see that he wears a cap with so-called "40 mission crush," and sun glasses. He hand cranks the canopy closed. A line of P-40 aircraft are seen alongside a taxiway and the runway. Two men ride in a small tractor along the taxiway, as a Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft takes off from the runway. A North American A-36 Apache aircraft takes off. Bell Aircobra and Curtiss P-40 parked with other aircraft at side of runway as an airplane is seen on final approach in distance. Elsewhere on the airfield, near hangars, a Douglas A-20 Havoc is parked near a Bell Aircobra, a P-40 and several British Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Closeup of the Douglas A-20 Havoc seen earlier in the film. A mixed cluster of parked aircraft with mountains in background. A line of Hawker hurricane aircraft, an airport building in the center, and a Curtiss P-40 on the right, with mountain in background. A soviet sentry stands guard near a large single-engine aircraft with extreme up-swept wings.
As the United States enters World War II, U.S. military forces are seen, deployed in various places throughout the world.
American troops are seen in arctic gear moving on skis through blustery snowy weather in Iceland, during World War 2. They were sent in 1941 to relieve British troops occupying Iceland since 1940, during World War II. A guard post at the American camp, with Quonset Hut in background. Closeup of U.S. sentry in arctic gear holding rifle with bayonet affixed. View from above, of numerous tents partially covered with snow in the American camp. Change of scene shows U.S. troops disembarking from transport ships at the British Isles. They march with their combat gear onto a square where Army trucks wait to transport them inland. Another scene shows the American troops, viewed from behind, parading in London. Other scenes show them marching in various areas of London. Saint Paul’s cathedral is seen in the background of one scene. A large number of American M3 Stuart Light tanks move on a railroad train in Britain. Scene shifts to the Middle East, where railroad cars and various military supplies for Russia are be offloaded from American ships. A Russian officer is seen signing receipts for war materiel, from a U.S. Army Technical Sergeant. A row of American Army trucks are lined up behind them. The Russian and American exchange salutes, and shake hands. Next, a troop ship carrying American troops is seen arriving at a port in India, where they disembark with their gear. An American Army Sergeant in a pith helmet pays attention to a little Indian girl. Scene shifts to China, in 1942, where Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault, Commander of the China Air Task Force, of the Tenth Air Force, that replaced the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers), is seen with Brigadier General Caleb V. Haynes, Commander of the India Air Task Force. A colonel joins their discussions. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber is parked behind them. View of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter planes, with Flying Tiger markings, parked on a flight line. A B-24 bomber landing on a runway, between hills, deep in China. Closeup of Nationalist China Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, saluting. Huge numbers of Chinese troops assembling in a formation. Next, an expeditionary force of American troops is seen arriving on a troop ship in Australia. They line the ship’s deck and wave. General Douglas MacArthur arriving in Australia to assume the office of Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area (SWPA). .Glimpses of U.S. Navy activities in Australia: setting up defenses of islands; unpacking a Kingfisher float plane and making it ready for use on a desert island. The final segments of the film show American forces in August ,1942 sailing to Adak in the Aleutian Islands, to strengthen American defenses there. Troops seen descending by rope ladder from the American transport ship USS J Franklin Bell (PA-34), into her landing craft for deployment on Adak Island. Scenes of landing craft reaching the beach and offloading troops, vehicles, and supplies. View of beach filled with supplies. One landing craft is clearly marked with ""P34" showing that it belongs to the USS J Franklin Bell ( later reclassified as APA-16).
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