Trainees of U.S. Army Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. A trainee and his family look at the Ultimate Weapon statue on the parade grounds. Trainees climb on obstacles and do drills during their physical training. They learn to advance and fight on a battlefield. They relax under a tree after their training. They attend a church service led by an Army chaplain. Trainees walk and arrive at their center in a line. They relax in their rooms.
The graduation day of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. Soldiers lined up on a field on their graduation day. Soldiers to receive awards march and report to the Battalion Commander. The Commander presents honorable degrees to two soldiers. He awards a soldier as the outstanding trainee and pins a marksmanship badge. The Battalion Commander and other officials at the graduation day parade. The Ultimate Weapon statue on the parade grounds.
United States soldiers undergo stevedores training on the dummy ship,USS Dixie, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, during World War 2. Quartermasters practice cargo handling on the dummy ship. An officer briefs the crew before they begin the training. Soldiers raise long rods and secure chains. Trainers unload equipment from the dummy ship. Cargo transfered on platforms using a rope. A soldier gives hand signals while directing the cargo handling. Cargo lowered on the dock.
U.S. 44th Infantry Division parade at Fort Dix in New Jersey. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and U.S. Lt. General Hugh Aloysius Drum shake hands with other officers. Secretary of the Navry Frank Knox with General Drum stand on a platform. The U.S. Infantrymen stand in a squad. The soldiers parade. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Lt. General Drum and other officers review the parade. The soldiers carrying a United States flag march. The soldiers in cars advance during the parade. A banner on a platform reads '78th Division Veterans' Association'. (Secretary Knox served as a major in the 78th Infantry Division during World War 1.) The trucks towing artillery advance and soldiers seen on the trucks.
Two boys and two girls charged with vandalism in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Police officer bring in the two boys and two girls. A police lamp. Girls and boys present charges to Desk Lieutenant. Two girls and Desk Lieutenant. Girls and boys reply to Desk Lieutenant. Officer writes on a booking card.
Preparations for launch of the USS Hancock (CV-19) at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1944. . Shipyard riggers removing supports from under the ship's hull. Platform at bow is decorated with bunting. Scene shifts to Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, and the launching of the USS Missouri (BB-63), on January 29, 1944. Crowd gathered around the bow as the Missouri goes down the ways. Another change of scene to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Here the ways are emptied following the launch of the Light Cruiser, USS Hancock (CL-81) on June 19, 1943. The Hancock can be seen in the water. Tugs attend to the newly launched Cruiser.
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