Pictures of U.S. Navy ships that participated in World War I. The battleship USS Vermont (BB-20), Scout Cruiser USS Salem (SC-3) and Destroyer USS Aylwin (DD-47).
A film in the U.S. based on historical references of chemical warfare. U.S. soldiers march on a road near a battlefield during World War I. American soldiers setup and fire a World War 1 mortar. Smoke rises from explosions on the battlefield. Series of drawings follows: A drawing depicts an ancient Greek war in which poison gas was used. A drawing depicts usage of 'smoke screen' as a weapon in 1701 by King Charles XII of Sweden which effectively shrouded his forces moving across the Duna River against Russia. A drawing depicts laboratory tests being made by a person in the ancient times.
Tanks and guns manufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois during World War II. Assembly and research plant at the Rock Island Arsenal shows workers working on tanks and guns. Anti tank guns are tested.
The funeral procession of a senior military official of the U.S. Army passes along the streets of Washington DC and reaches Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Soldiers on horse back followed by a horse-drawn caisson with a casket along a street. The casket is carried to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery by pallbearers. Funeral participants follow the pallbearers. The casket is placed in the grave. A clergyman conducts the funeral ceremony. Troops give a 3-volley salute.
The funeral ceremony of U.S. Rear Admiral Robert Peary at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The flag-draped casket of Rear Admiral Peary is carried out of a chapel by pallbearers and is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. U.S. Army officials lined up outside the chapel. The horse-drawn caisson followed by the funeral procession heads for Arlington National Cemetery. The Secretary of U.S. Navy Joseph Daniels attends the funeral ceremony at Arlington. The pallbearers carry the casket of Rear Admiral Peary to the grave site. Honor Guards give a 3-volley salute.
U.S. Army soldier technician, wearing headset, monitors a battery of instruments and recordin devices. A soldier operates a television camera with "Signal Corps Television" written on its side, as it records field operation of a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and an M47 (Patton II) medium tank. View of images being transmitted and received at headquarters. View of a military aircraft releasing an air-to air missile. It tracks and strikes a drone target aircraft that explodes and falls in flames.
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