The 71st Infantry Regiment of the 44th Division, New York / New Jersey National Guard arrive at a Fort Dix, N.J. for training. Guardsmen and new recruits coming out of train at railroad station. They march towards the camp. They are seen erecting tents and setting up a complete camp on the field. Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, First Army commander, in glasses, wearing campaign hat, and Major General Clifford R. Powell, 44th Division commander, wearing garrison cap, pose in front of the Fort Dix Officers Club. Soldiers taking their belongings to the tents. KPs and mess attendant peel potatoes for a meal. One soldier sets up as a barber and shaves others. After camp is set up, some soldiers are seen resting on cots inside their tents. (World War II period).
Views of oil-stained motor lifeboat and cabin picket boat used by U.S. Coast Guard in rescuing survivors from the tanker, R.P. Resor, after it was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-578, on the night of 28 February, 1942, in World War 2. The Resor burned for hours afterwards with fire spread by leaking cargo oil. The only survivors, Seaman John Forsdal, and Coxwain Daniel Hey, are seen in the Coast Guard Station dining room following their rescue.
The prettiest legs contest in Palisade Park, New Jersey (Cliffside Park-Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S). A girl shows off her legs with her upper body behind a cardboard with a cartoon on it. Contestants cover their faces with sacks and walk down a ramp. Contestants are wearing swimsuits. Boys look on from behind a fence. Audiences clap. A girl shows her legs as they protrude from a cut out. A man tears apart the cut out and girl steps in front of the cut out. The winner of the competition is shown smiling.
The Basic Training Graduation Day parade of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. Company E, 1st Training Regiment troops march through streets during the parade. They gather in a field for the graduation day ceremony.
Trainees of Company E 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. An officer inspects lined up troops. A graduate recalls his arrival at the reception center of Company E 1st Training Regiment. The trainees are inoculated against diseases. They try on their uniforms. They undertake an examination to test their knowledge and experience. The Company Commander gives instructions to the trainees during the training. The trainees relax in their rooms at night. They get up as an alarm clock rings in the morning. They gather in a field and do pull ups on horizontal bars. They eat breakfast in a mess.
Trainees of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. The trainees relax in their rooms at night. They look out of a window. A soldier plays a guitar and sings in his room. Two soldiers seated at a table play chess. Other soldier plays a mouth organ.
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