B-B rifle training on a quick-hill course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Soldiers walk through an obstacle course. A trainee puts on a helmet and a face shield. Another trainee fires at a face mask. The trainees walk through the course. A soldier's foot sets off a trip wire.
U.S. soldiers perform at USO (United Service Organizations) Hall in NBC Studio, Hollywood. A U.S. soldier as timer for the event. Actress Ginnie Simms and the soldier talk over a phone in front of a microphone. The soldiers applaud as they watch the performance. Seated soldiers laugh. (World War II period).
A CBS Playhouse Radio Broadcast recording in Hollywood, California. Vocal Gospel group The Charioteers sing on a stage. They do several takes of the song "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers". Close-ups of members of the group including Billy Williams (lead tenor), Eddie Jackson (second tenor), Ira Williams (baritone), Howard Daniel (bass). A crowd applauds.
Famous Hollywood personalities on stage holding scripts as they prepare for a radio broadcast before an audience of U.S. military personnel during World War 2. . Seen are Fred MacMurray, Rita Hayworth, Ginnie Simms and Lou Holz (with Don Wilson behind them). Camera focuses on MacMurray and Hayworth, as they stand listening intently to someone (unseen) who seems to be giving them directions. Then, they applaud, even shaking the scripts as they clap their hands. Next, Camera focuses on Rita Hayworth listening to the director. She looks at the script and applauds. Camera focuses on MacMurray, who listens again to director. Then camera focuses on Simms and Holz with Wilson between and behind them. The three of them converse momentarily, and then break into applause. Camera shows them again seemingly conversing with the director. Next, the audience is shown, consisting of Servicemen in uniform, and friends. They listen and applaud. View of the broadcast studio control room, with two U.S. Army officers there, one of whom is speaking. He wears a U.S. Army Service Forces Shoulder patch. He motions with his hand as it to signal the start of the broadcast. (Perhaps he was the unseen director.)
A U.S. Army Jupiter C missile is launched from Cape Canavaral. View of nose cone being retrieved from sea, after having parachuted during missile testing. Sailors pull the cone into deck of their ship. Writing on wall of U.S. Army base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, identifying it as home of the Airborne. Sign of the United states Army Parachute Team, outside their office at Fort Bragg. A Team member rises on a tethered parachute during experimental testing. Paratroop members of the Army Parachute Team gathered on the tarmac next to a C-123 aircraft, for a briefing. Their Commander, Captain Perry, conducts the briefing. Team members packing their personal chutes. A Team member donning his backpack chute, and attaching a reserve chute in front. Two smoke grenades are attached to his left foot. The skydiver's altimeter and stop watch. A weather balloon being released and tracked by radar.
British racing car motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States in 1935. Close up view of Malcolm Campbell as he smiles and then puts on his racing goggles over his eyes. He drives his vehicle 'Bluebird' over the Utah desert. People gather to watch the performance of the famous car racer. Views of melted tire on his car from an unsuccessful first attempt. Close up views of Sir Malcolm Campbell after setting his record speed of over 300 miles per hour. From a 1960 newsreel describing the event 25 years prior.
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