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Workers making engines and hulls for Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats) in the United States.

The film 'Devil Boats' shows the construction of Patrol Torpedo Boats in the United States. A young woman stands on a small bridge. A Patrol Torpedo Boat in the background. Two patrol boats underway at sea. Naval officers stand in a line. Workers enter the ELCO Marine Division plant. Assembly of PT boat hull and wiring. A woman worker examines wiring. One of the oldest workers, Frederick Buckley, supervises. Scenes from the Packard factory in Detroit Michigan, where the engines for the PT Boats are made. Engineers and technicians work on building a boat. Ingots thrust into ladels and poured into iron cauldrons. Drop hammer at work on hot pieces. Aluminum crank case moving on assembly line and then anodized by dipping in anodizing solution. Welders weld jackets to cylinder heads on the engine. Engine block lowered into position and joined to completed crank case. Final assembly of engine for PT boat. A woman paints yellow color on a part of the boat. After completion the Patrol Torpedo Boat is lifted by a crane. Shows Bob Palmer who used to be a factory worker and is now in the Navy in the PT service. Naval officer shakes hands with Palmer who had been painting his ID on the engine block.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064945
Trained crew of U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boats drop depth chargers on enemy submarine underway at sea in the Pacific Theater.

U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boat training crew at sea in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The crew spots an enemy submarine and heads towards it. The crew speeds the Patrol Torpedo Boat towards the enemy submarine. The enemy submarine goes into water for a crash dive. Point of view shot from camera on submarine as it dives underwater. Above surface, a gunner fires at the enemy. The crew could not fire a torpedo hence they throw a depth charger in the direction of the submarine. Three depth chargers are dropped on the enemy submarine.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064953
U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boat crew fires guns and torpedoes at Japanese ships in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boat crew in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Patrol Torpedo Boats underway at sea. Japanese aircraft strafing overhead. A torpedo boat gunner fires at the Japanese aircraft. A Japanese airman in the cockpit. A bullet chain placed on a stand as the gunner fires. The hit Japanese aircraft falls into water. A fleet of United States bombers in flight. They drop bombs over Japanese ships. Fire and explosions on the ships. A torpedo boat crew fires a torpedo at a Japanese ship. Another torpedo is fired which hits the enemy ship.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064954
The film 'Mountain Fighters' shows mountain troops arriving at Camp Hale in Colorado, United States (WW2)

The film "Mountain Fighters" shows Camp Hale, United States Army Mountain Training Center in Colorado, United States during World War II. Pan view of Camp Hale with snow covered surfaces around camp buildings. Mountain troops from different parts of the country march with skis on their shoulders. A board reads 'Headquarters Mountain Training Center'. A dramatization shows an officer conversing with a Norwegian American soldier telling him he'll soon have a chance to avenge his homeland against Nazi German occupiers. Mountain troops enter their dormitory barracks. An officer speaks to them. They joke about the recreational resort ski clothing brought by one of the soldiers. The troops discuss famous ski jumpers. The troops collect their equipment at a counter including backpack, warm clothing, snow shoes, ski poles and skis.

Location: Colorado United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064970
Mountain troops undergo basic training and learn to walk with skis at Camp Hale in Colorado, United States.

U.S. Army Mountain troops at Camp Hale, United States Army Mountain Training Center, in Colorado, United States during World War 2. The mountain troops march out on a snow covered surface. A dramatization shows troops conversing with each other. An officer speaks to a group of mountain troops. They learn to walk with skis. The mountain troops learn to march with skis. They learn techniques on short slopes. The officer demonstrates how to climb on a slope with skis. One of the mountain troops tries the technique himself. Officers converse with each other and check records of the mountain troops. The troops get ready for a ski test.

Location: Colorado United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064971
Mountain troops ski down a slope during a test at Camp Hale in Colorado, United States.

U.S. Army Mountain troops at Camp Hale, United States Army Mountain Training Center, in Colorado, United States, during World War 2. The mountain troops assemble for a ski test. An officer briefs the team. The mountain troops standing in a line wear their skis. They come down a slope and cross trees in between. One of the trooper falls in the end. Narrator describes their ski test and their skiing.

Location: Colorado United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064972
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