Draftees of U.S. All Volunteer Army in the United States. A U.S. officer speaks to the drafted men in a room. The new recruits are seated and listening.
Draftees of U.S. All Volunteer Army in the United States. A barber's pole on a building. Some of the draftees scratch and rub their heads after receiving short buzz haircuts. The new recruits talk among themselves. An enlisted man appears and speaks to them from steps.
Draftees of U.S. All Volunteer Army in the United States. The drafted men march along a road. They march towards a supply building. Enlisted men march with the new recruits.
Draftees of U.S. All Volunteer Army in the United States. The drafted men, all wearing civilian clothing, march along a road as they receive training drills from an elisted man. They march towards a supply building. An enlisted man marches with the new recruits.
Draftees of U.S. All Volunteer Army in the United States. An enlisted man speaks to the new recuits from the steps of a building. Point of view from near ground level looking up as the drafted men are learning to salute.
A film titled 'Happy Warriors' on procedures for rotating U.S. Army Air Force airmen from England to the United States for rest and relaxation during World War II. Several views of U.S. B-17s, B-24s and other bombers in flight through flak over enemy areas in Europe. Tail codes on B-17s identify them as belonging to the 95th Bombardment Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force. Various crew members seen at their respective crew stations aboard the bombers. Falling bombs explode on ground targets.View of a failed engine in flight and the propeller being feathered. General Eisenhower shaking hands with crew of a B-26 Marauder named "Son of Satan," with about 50 bombs painted on its fuselage for missions flown. A military bus arrives at the 127th Replacement Battalion's Washington Hall. USAAF fliers step from the bus and make their way to the receiving office. A sign reads: "New Arrivals Report to Rear Door." Among the group of aviators walking to the reception area is one carrying a small puppy dog. Colonel William A. Gayle, Battalion Commander, of Montgomery, Alabama (and later Mayor of Montgomery), poses with his headquarters staff. "Puddles" the mascot dog of the Post joins in for the picture. Posing and smiling is Sergeant Major Holloway, who has been Colonel Gayle's "right hand man" since the unit was organized in 1942. The fliers stand informally as a Sergeant calls the roll. The fliers undergo screening of their individual possessions for security purposes. A navigator has his maps taken away, to be returned when he returns from leave. Captain Baldridge, in charge of the mess,tastes and personally approves dishes from the kitchen before they are served to the Army aviators.
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