A training film on functions of military policemen (MP) in a town patrolling in the United States, during World War 2. Soldiers who are 'Absent Without Official Leave' (AWOL) are searched by the MPs. A soldier in civilian clothes reads a newspaper near a pole. The MPs watch him. They suspect the man to be a soldier and inform the nearest civilian policeman. They talk to the man. If there is evidence that he is a soldier, he could be arrested. The man runs away. The MPs catch him. They arrest him and deliver in custody. They also search him for weapons. They fill information on the arrest card. The man's name, serial number, organization to which he belongs and any evidence found against him is noted on the card. The MPs can use police radio to contact the MP headquarters. An officer seated at a desk. A man from the headquarters arrives to take the prisoner with him. The prisoner and the policeman board MP van. They arrive at the headquarters. Processing of the prisoner. The processing includes completing the records. He is listed on criminal record. A man writes information about him. Further searches are made with care. A desk sergeant seated at a desk. The MPs stand in line. An officer instructs them. The MPs patrol a street. An MP talks over a phone. The duty of the MPs is to keep fellow members of the armed forces safe. Reenacted scene of a fight or brawl taking place in a bar (for which MPs would be needed to restore peace). View of a training ground and a large group of U.S. Army soldiers marching and passing in review with American flags and unit flags held high.
U.S. troops in the European Theater during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) parked at a beach. A two and a half ton ordnance maintenance truck backs onto an LST. The LSTs lined up. DUKWs enter the ships. A van backs up to an LST.
U.S. troops in France during World War II. Damaged houses in an area. A flag on a pole. Soldiers aboard a truck. A soldier climbs up an electric pole. The troops string telephone wires between Gourbesville and Amereville. Horse carts, jeeps and trucks driven along a street. Some of the soldiers walk.
U.S. troops in Carentan, France during World War II. Officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division in a town square. Soldiers stand in formation. Buildings in the background. U.S. Army General Maxwell D Taylor delivers a speech. Major General Troy H Middleton pins a Silver Star on Brigadier General Anthony C McAuliffe. Children watch the soldiers. Soldiers stand at attention in a line. Civilians watch from the balcony of a building. A soldier shakes hands with the civilians. French civilians give flowers to the soldiers.
U.S. troops in Carentan, France during World War II. Officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division in a town square. Soldiers stand in formation. Buildings in the background. The soldiers are awarded medals. French civilians watch from the windows of a building.
U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight for bombing Hamburg in Germany during World War II. B-17 Flying Fortresses in formation flight over thick clouds. A B-17 in flight over thick clouds.
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