View from a high point above, as the submarine, USS Nautilus, glides toward a wharf at Pearl Harbor,as it returns from the Makin Raid of World War 2. The wharf is crowded with a military honor guard, reception committee and host of well-wishers. Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, USMC, Commander, Second Raider Battalion, and members of his unit are standing on deck. Scene shifts to post-docking, and Admiral Chester Nimitz is seen standing with Carlson's raiders on the deck, as other senior officers walk past Colonel Carlson, offering their congratulations on the success of the Makin Raid. Then as Admiral Nimitz speaks with Carlson, on of the senior officers shows him some Japanese war trophies the Raiders brought back with them. Nimitz holds a Samurai sword by the handle and discusses it with a young Raider officer standing next to him.
Elements of U.S. 11th Armored Division advancing in Germany during final months of World War 2. Momentary glimpse of three German corpsmen walking across a field wearing white aprons with large red crosses on them. The one in the center appears to be injured. American soldiers standing near German prisoners of war, who are seated on grass in meadow beside a road. Several military vehicles parked in grass across the road. Group of American soldiers standing near several jeeps and trucks. Surrendering German soldiers, with hands on their heads, running towards Americans. Smoke rising across the field. 11th Armored Division tanks driving down the road, including M4A3(76)W medium tank and a later version, the M4A3E8. Stationary tanks in field in background. U.S. tanks sit nearby as a building is consumed by fire. U.S. infantrymen running into town, past anti tank barriers. Camera focuses on demolition of anti tank barrier within town under guard of an M4A1 (75) medium tank
SNAFU smokes in bed. Problems of fire at United States Army posts during World War II. Animated film for U.S. troops during World War 2 depicts fire problems. 17% of the problem is due to soldiers smoking in bed. "SNAFU" reads these facts while lying in bed, smoking. The bed catches fire when he flicks ashes from his cigarette.
A film titled: 'Ring of Steel' on the history of U.S. soldiers. Soldiers holding rifles marching on the ground in the United States. A statue. Sites, landmarks and painting from the battles since 1775. The Concord bridge. Men walking across the bridge. A painting of soldiers during a historic war. Mountains in the background. The contribution of the soldiers in the Battle of Valley Forge. A war memorial for the soldiers. Yorktown, Bunker Hill, Ticonderoga and Lake Champlain.
A film on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in the United States during World War II. WAACs parade at the end of their training period. Officers review them. Recruits stand at attention and are ready to serve the army. An officer seated at his desk in an office. A woman stands nearby. A woman driving a jeep. Another woman repairs a jeep. The WAACs prepare food for soldiers. Animated map locates work areas of the women. A train passing on a railway track. Newly assigned WAACs arrive at their quarters. Ships in a harbor. The first WAAC detachment in North Africa. Clerical, technical and other types of work done by the WAACs. They work with soldiers. They draw military maps and charts. Group of African American women soldiers relieve African American male soldiers working as switchboard operators. Women are shown serving as dispatchers, as typists, developing film in photographic laboratories, serving as pigeoneers who handle carrier pigeons used in war communications, serving as radio operators, issuing clothing in quartermaster houses, working in post offices, fingerprinting, and collecting rations at a commissary. Female African American soldiers and and female white soldiers work at a motor pool. The WAACs marching.
The 5th War Loan Drive in Texarkana, Texas during World War II. A large crowd gathers on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Soldiers march holding flags. Tanks passing on the street. Governor of Texas Coke R Stevenson along with other officials and dignitaries watch the parade. Soldiers march in formation.
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